Arab Gulf states have quietly and sometimes secretly purchased at least $282 million worth of the D.C. area’s most elite and culturally important real estate—surrounding Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s home and including the property in front of which pro-Palestine demonstrators have been haranguing Blinken around the clock.
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA—Arab Gulf states have quietly and sometimes secretly purchased at least $282 million worth of real estate in Washington’s most elite neighborhood.
Situated high atop the banks of the Potomac River and overlooking the nation’s capital, Virginia’s “Gold Coast” has long been the home of America’s ruling class. Today, it’s home to a number of high-profile Washingtonians, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, whose home on Arlington’s tony Chain Bridge Road has been swarmed by an encampment of anti-Israel protesters since Hamas’s October 7th invasion of Israel.
