Israeli nonprofit apologizes for handing US envoy poster of Jewish Temple

Achiya, the Israeli nonprofit whose employee handed US Ambassador David Friedman poster of the Jewish Temple replacing the Muslim Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, apologizes “from the bottom of our heart” for the incident.

The organization helps children with learning disabilities overcome their disabilities, and says the “cheap political act” of an employee “overshadowed” Friedman’s attempt to highlight its good work.

The statement reads in full:

“The management of Achiya wishes to apologize to the American Ambassador in Israel, Mr. David Friedman, and to the US Embassy in Israel.”

“An employee from the Achiya organization handed the ambassador a poster that was not approved by Achiya, the embassy, or the ambassador.”

“We wish to thank Ambassador David Friedman and the embassy staff for the professionalism and generosity they showed in the visit to Achiya to highlight the important work we do to change lives for the better.”

“To our regret, the event was overshadowed by a cheap political act. The employee responsible for that has been identified and has apologized, and we will deal with the issue internally in the organization.”

“We want again to thank the ambassador for his time and apologize from the bottom of our heart for this unnecessary incident.”