David Friedman

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem, June 29, 2020.

Netanyahu Says 'Will Keep Working' on Annexation 'In Coming Days,' as Israel Reaches Target Date

After meeting with U.S. envoys, Israeli prime minister hints his government will miss a self-declared target date for planned West Bank annexation

The pool at the official residence of the U.S. ambassador in Herziliya.

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel's Residence Can Be Yours, if You've Got $87 Million

Former U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro says the house had 'served the United States well for several decades'

President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House ceremony at which Trump's peace plan was unveiled.

Trump Administration and Netanyahu Discussing 'Gradual' West Bank Annexation Plan

Such an approach is intended to allow several annexation installments without threatening Netanyahu’s coalition with Gantz or sparking the ire of Democrats

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the 2019 AIPAC policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, March 26, 2019.

Editorial The Annexation’s Ambassador to Israel

David Friedman testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, February 16, 2017.

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Ambassador to Israel to Denounce Settler Violence

Dozens of Democratic Party members of Congress say U.S. Ambassador, known for his pro-settlement stance, should denounce violence committed by Palestinians and Israelis with equal strength

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the area where a new neighborhood is to be built in the East Jerusalem settlement of Har Homa, February 20, 2020.

Analysis Late to Realize the Cost of Trump's Plan, Israeli Settlers Aren't Going to Pay

The 'Deal of the Century' has reignited the debate between the pragmatic settler faction and those who believe giving up the rest of the land represents nothing less than ethical bankruptcy

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addresses Haaretz's Judaism, Israel and Diaspora conference held virtually on Wednesday, May 27 2020

WATCH 'Jewish Illiteracy' Is the Biggest Threat to Diaspora Jews, U.S. Ambassador Friedman Says

Speaking at Haaretz's Judaism Conference, Trump's ambassador to Israel says lack of 'fluency' in Judaism is the 'greatest threat of all' ■ Isaac Herzog says Jewish Agency has handed out $6M in loans to Jewish communities, says 'no doubt' coronavirus will lead to aliyah uptick ■ Watch

Zvi Hauser, Yoaz Hendel and David Friedman meet in Jerusalem, May 26, 2020.

U.S. Ambassador Calls on Israel to Block Chinese Moves Into 5G Network Market

Issue raised by David Friedman in talk with new communications minister, as Washington-Beijing tensions soar amid coronavirus crisis

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus disease during a media briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 6, 2020.

Pompeo to Visit Israel as West Bank Annexation Looms, Report Says

U.S. envoy to Israel David Friedman says the Trump administration is ready to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank ‘within weeks’

Palestinian police officers check the identity card of a vehicle's occupant during a home-confinement order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Hebron, the West Bank, April 7, 2020.

U.S. Announces $5m Coronavirus Grant to Palestinians After a Two-year Freeze of Aid

The Trump administration 'is committed to assisting the Palestinian people and others worldwide in this crisis,' Ambassador Friedman says

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, April 12, 2020.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Prays at Western Wall in Violation of Coronavirus Guidelines

The prayer in which Ambassador David Friedman took part in included more than ten people. U.S. Embassy says he followed guidelines

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman delivers remarks during the AIPAC convention at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, March 2, 2020.

Opinion The Dangerous Irony of Letting David Friedman Carve Up the West Bank

Letting a religious zealot like Ambassador Friedman decide the future of the West Bank is like allowing the NRA chief to distribute the U.S. army's rifles among the most fanatical gun enthusiasts

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2019.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Friedman to Lead Joint Committee on Settlement Annexation

Trump confirms that David Friedman and his policy adviser will take part in a committee to examine and determine the post-annexation map of Israel and the Palestinian territories alongside Israeli ambassador to the U.S.

Behind the Scenes: Who Pulled the Strings in Last-minute Decision to Invite Gantz to White House

Sources close to Netanyahu's rival Gantz say Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer had a key role in the original invitation that could have ended in humiliation

U.S. President Donald Trump stands with Netanyahu during a ceremony to sign a proclamation recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, in Washington, on Monday, March 25, 2019.

Opinion Can Trump, Evangelicals and Right-wing Jews Really Relate to a post-Netanyahu Israel?

Will the U.S. president lose interest in an Israel no longer headed by a populist honorary Republican? What about Trump's most ardent supporters, and his Mideast 'peace team,' so deeply invested in Netanyahu staying in office?

Opinion Dermer or Friedman – Does It Even Matter?

Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to the U.S. President and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem, July 31, 2019.

Kushner Meets With Netanyahu After Jordan Visit to Discuss Mideast Peace Plan

Abdullah II tells U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser plan must be based on two-state solution, with E. J'lem as Palestinian capital

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Refuses to Endorse Palestinian State, Supports 'Extended Autonomy'

Citing security concerns, Friedman says a Palestinian state at this stage 'is an existential threat to Israel, to Jordan'

Evangelical Christians attend a conference in Jerusalem, 2015

Editorial The Evangelical Bear Hug

Opinion Religious Fanatics Have Hijacked America's Israel Policy. And They're Not Even Evangelicals

Trump's extremist, maverick pro-settler envoys, David Friedman and Jason Greenblatt, aren't resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They're fueling it - and Congress should investigate

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, March 25, 2019.

Opinion Israel Isn’t Taking Advantage of the Gift That Is the Trump Administration

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara with U.S. ambassador David Friedman and his wife Tammy Deborah Sand during a 4th of July celebration at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, July 2, 2019.

In First, U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Hosts 4th of July Celebration

Alongside ambassador Friedman, Netanyahu praises Trump for U.S. support of Israel days after ceremony inaugurating controversial settler archaeological project

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and White House Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt attend the opening of the archaeological site in Silwan, East Jerusalem, June 30, 2019.

Analysis Broken Wall Under East Jerusalem Village Should Give Us All Pause

The photo op with the sledgehammers confirms all the Palestinians’ concerns over Trump and his inability to be an impartial mediator

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman breaking the wall

Analysis When Trump Lawyers and Casino Moguls Took a Hammer to Coexistence in Jerusalem

Sunday’s inauguration of ‘Pilgrimage Road’ was nothing more than a vulgar exercise in political posturing by people who won’t even be footnotes in the city’s history

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam at the ceremony inaugurating the 'Path of the Pilgrims' in Silwan, June 30, 2019.

Analysis With His Hammer, Friedman Smashed U.S. Status as Fair Mediator in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The tunnel the U.S. envoy inaugurated in East Jerusalem doesn't threaten the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and it's unlikely to lead to violent clashes ■ Ceremony was a symbol of the strengthening Trump-Netanyahu alliance, and the pushing aside of everyone else

Trump envoy Jason Greenblatt, flanked by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, breaks ground in a tunnel running under a Palestinian village in East Jerusalem, June 30, 2019

Editorial Settlers From the White House

A screenshot of the Jewish settlers dancing at the Palestinian wedding

Opinion When Palestinians Dehumanize Jews, the Israeli Left Is Silent

Jewish settlers were filmed at a Palestinian wedding. Their host was fired by Fatah and denounced for facilitating a 'despicable act.' Why won't the Israeli left call out this obstacle to peace and coexistence?

Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visit the border line between Israel and Syria, March 11, 2019.

Opinion That’s Right, Just Annex the West Bank

Trump and PA President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at a news conference at the presidential headquarters in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, May 23, 2017.

Analysis Getting Jordan and Egypt to Bahrain Was an American Achievement — but It Might Be Trump's Only One

Upcoming conference represents the easy part of the U.S. administration's half-baked peace plan. The hard part is yet to come