Tag: David Friedman
Friedman clarifies Trump’s statement on Israel paying a ‘higher price’ for Jerusalem
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman sought to clarify President Donald Trump’s statement last week that Israel would have to pay a “higher price” for the United States moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
“The...
Hamas refuses to work with Greenblatt, Kushner, calling them ‘spokesmen for the Israeli occupation’
Hamas has rejected working with the United States on fostering peace between Gaza and Israel on Friday, despite U.S. agreements to work with the organization if it renounces terrorism.
U.S. Middle East envoys Jared Kushner...
Palestinian adviser: ‘US envoy to Israel is a settler and a terrorist’
The Palestinian Authority was outraged Wednesday by a photo of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman holding an image of Jerusalem altered to remove the iconic Dome of the Rock and insert an as-yet-nonexistent Third...
Palestinians demand that US Ambassador to Israel be put on international terror list
The Palestinian Authority demanded on Thursday that U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman be added to a “global terror list,” a ramping up of condemnation against the American diplomat just days after P.A. leader...
Abbas calls US Ambassador Friedman ‘son of a dog’
Addressing a Palestinian leadership meeting, he said Trump “views the settlements as legitimate,” adding “the ambassador, David Friedman, said they are building on their own land.” “You son of a dog, building on your...
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman is unfairly attacked, again
Once again, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has spoken simple words of truth, and once again he’s under attack from the Palestinian Authority and the Jewish left. It seems that having a thick...
US Ambassador David Friedman: Settlements are part of Israel
In a remarkable statement by an American official, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in an interview on Thursday he believed that settlements were “part of Israel.”
“I think the settlements are part of...
Senate confirms David Friedman by 52-46 vote
The Senate confirmed the nomination of David Friedman for U.S. Ambassador to Israel by a near party-line vote (52-46) on Thursday afternoon. Almost all Senate Democrats voted against Friedman including fellow New Yorkers, Senate...