New US ambassador David Friedman lands in Israel

The new US ambassador to Israel David Friedman lands in Israel Monday afternoon.

He is greeted by the Foreign Ministry’s head of protocol Meron Reuben, who tweets in Hebrew, “Welcome home.”

Friedman’s arrival comes one week before US President Donald Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on May 22 during his first foreign trip as president.

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