David Friedman is Donald Trump's designated U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
During Trump's presidential run, Friedman was among the top advisers to say the president-elect would recognize united Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and implement Congress' decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
Friedman, an Orthodox bankruptcy lawyer who has for years worked for Trump and his real estate business, is positioned on the far right of the Israeli political map - more hardline in his views than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
David Friedman is the first U.S. ambassador to Israel to participate in a meeting between American and Palestinian negotiators, without any Israeli presence, since the late 1990s
Despite Abbas' initial objections, Friedman joined Trump's special envoy Greenblatt in talks with Palestinian negotiators
After fighting his confirmation due to his rhetoric, J Street delegation and Democratic Congressmen meet with David Friedman in Tel Aviv. Source: 'Friedman committed to meeting with all U.S.-Jewish organizations and stands by his word'
Trump administration encouraging 'continued dialogue,' official adds, but not getting involved directly as of now
David Friedman says he was amazed by the reaction of the one of the major Jewish organizations to the crisis, a day after the chairman of the Jewish Agency's Board of Governors announces evaluation of relations
'Great feeling for peace throughout the Middle East,' says the U.S. president at a meeting with his Israeli counterpart
Before the election, Jason Greenblatt and David Friedman penned a joint position paper putting Trump far to the right on Israel and the Palestinians. Now they seem to be dragging the administration in different directions
On his first day in office, new American envoy hears from president, prime minister that embassy should be relocated to Jerusalem
Tyler, who will perform in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, reportedly exchanged a few words with the new U.S. envoy to Israel during their chance meeting at the Western Wall
Friedman will present his credentials to President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday before spending the week preparing for Trump's visit next week