Tag: David Friedman
White House to hold meeting to decide whether to support Israeli annexation
The White House is expected to hold a meeting presided by U.S. President Donald Trump with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and other high-level officials to discuss support over Israel’s plan to annex...
Report: US administration to hold ‘dramatic’ meeting on Israel’s sovereignty bid
Senior U.S. administration officials will hold a meeting this week on whether or not to give the green light to the Israeli government to apply sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea...
Israeli leaders bid Muslims happy Eid al-Fitr, praise joint handling of pandemic
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and other prominent figures took to social media this weekend to extend greetings to Israel’s Muslims in honor of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the month...
Ahead of Pompeo visit, Israel announces plan to build 7,000 homes in Efrat
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday announced the approval of a plan to build some 7,000 new housing units in the town of Efrat in Gush Etzion.
The town, which lies southwest of Jerusalem...
Friedman: US ready to recognize Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria within weeks
The United States is ready to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria in the coming weeks, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Tuesday.
In a...
Joint US-Israel sovereignty committee holds its first meeting
The joint U.S.-Israel committee tasked with mapping the areas to which Israel will extend its sovereignty under the Trump Mideast peace plan held its first meeting on Monday outside the Samaria city of Ariel.
Israeli...
US-Israeli sovereignty committee ready to work as Trump appoints members
The joint U.S.-Israel committee tasked with mapping the areas to which Israel will extend its sovereignty under the Trump Mideast peace plan is ready to start working.
A senior official in the U.S. administration confirmed...
The deal within the deal of the century
At the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on Sunday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman worked to clarify miscommunications surrounding just how fast Israel will be able to fully apply its sovereignty over Jewish...
U.S. ambassador to Israel clarifies statement on Israeli annexation
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman set off a firestorm on Sunday when he tweeted, “The application of Israeli law to the territory which the Plan provides to be part of Israel is...
Ambassador Friedman: Israel ‘does not have to wait’ to annex settlements
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Tuesday that Israel “does not have to wait” to annex settlements in the West Bank and Jordan Valley.
“The waiting period would be the time it takes...