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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Former Ambassador David Friedman: ‘Trump administration would have given Israel free reign to defend itself’

Alex Traiman: He tells JNS: “Opening another consulate or mission for Palestinians in Jerusalem would violate the Jerusalem Embassy Act.”

Friedman: Trump plan will not evict Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria

“Having seen the experience of the evacuation of Gaza, I don’t believe that there is a realistic plan that can be implemented that would require anyone—Jew or Arab—to be forced to leave their home,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.

Rare event showcases potential of Israeli-Palestinian business cooperation

These types of partnerships help prove that the general Palestinian public does not stand behind the Palestinian Authority’s anti-normalisation efforts.

Ambassador Friedman: Hamas breaching the Gaza border a ‘suicide bomb on a large scale’

Alex Traiman: U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman met with leaders of the White House Faith Counsel Initiative the day after the celebratory opening of the new American embassy in Jerusalem.

Defining ‘occupied’ and the semantic battle for peace

In a demonstration of how completely at odds his views are from those of the foreign policy establishment, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman reportedly asked the State Department to stop using the term “occupied territories” and instead refer to the “West Bank.”...writes Jonathan S.Tobin/JNS.org.

Trump names close adviser David Friedman as Israel envoy, signaling US policy shifts

President-elect Donald Trump named one of his close advisers, attorney David Friedman, as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, in a move that likely signals a major shift in American policy on Jerusalem and Israeli settlements.