Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 15, 2017
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.”
Ambassador David Friedman and Mrs. Tammy Friedman, welcome to your new post in #Israel , bruchim habaim habayta ברוכים הבאים הביתה pic.twitter.com/wzS9fxNA9b
— Meron Reuben (@AmbMeronReuben) May 15, 2017
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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