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Thursday, February 16, 2017
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
Palestinian activists disrupt Friedman nomination hearing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleActivists opposed to David Friedman’s ambassadorship — and, in some cases, to Israel — look set to attempt to disrupt Friedman’s nomination hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
After Friedman’s first sentence, thanking the committee for hosting him, a young man stands up, holds up a Palestinian flag, and yells that he is the grandson of a Palestinian refugee. “We were there, we are there, and we will always be in Palestine,” he shouts as he’s escorted out by security.
A second protester stands, also waves a Palestinian flag and shouts that “Mr. Friedman supports building in settlements” and has contributed money to construction in the West Bank.
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