Moved almost to tears, three of US President Donald Trump’s closest confidants stood together on Saturday night on the stage at the Hostages Square – a central Tel Aviv plaza that, since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, has become the beating heart of weekly demonstrations calling for the release of Israelis still held captive in Gaza and, increasingly, for an end to the war. And when they spoke to the vast and appreciative crowd, US envoy Steve Witkoff, the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and his wife, the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump, proved they can do more than negotiate a...