Eric Trump's Tel Aviv Tower: The Latest Pin in a Global War Profit Map

Eric Trump has been following Trump foreign policy like a bag man collecting luxury tributes from Damascus to Dubai to Ho Chi Minh City—and now Tel Aviv

The rockets that hit Tel Aviv during the June 2025 Iran conflict weren't just terrorizing Israeli families. They also struck near the Trump Organization's luxury hotel project in the Sarona district, where Eric Trump has been in discussions with Israeli executives about what he calls a property with "the feel of a Trump property."

The timing raises questions. While families ran for bomb shelters during the 12-day conflict that displaced 9,000 Israelis and damaged 480 buildings, the Trump family has been positioning itself to profit from the chaos. The planned hotel sits in a district where recent missile strikes created what could be seen as convenient development opportunities—though whether this represents coordination or mere coincidence depends on how much you believe in the machinations of two authoritarian leaders who desperately need each other.

Tel Aviv represents the latest collection point in Eric Trump's role as the family bag man—following his father's foreign policy around the globe like a shadow, collecting tributes after the don makes his moves. Damascus, where Syria's new government is desperately offering Trump Tower proposals as diplomatic currency to secure American recognition. Vietnam, where Eric appeared at groundbreaking ceremonies just as Trump's tariff threats forced favorable trade deals. And now Tel Aviv, where American military aid becomes hotel security while Eric collects his tribute from a war zone.

The Damascus Connection: Towers as Diplomatic Currency

The Syrian story reveals how this operation actually works. After Assad's regime collapsed in December 2024, Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa immediately began courting Trump with luxury hotel proposals. The UAE-based Tiger Group announced plans for a 45-floor, $100-200 million Trump Tower in Damascus—not because Eric pursued the deal, but because Syrian officials offered it as diplomatic bait.

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