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US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman speaks at the official opening ceremony of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
US envoy scolds Israeli MKs for demanding US recognition of Golan — report
By Stuart Winer
TV report says Ambassador David Friedman berated lawmakers for being 'ungrateful' in asking for more after relocation of embassy to Jerusalem
US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman speaks at the official opening ceremony of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 17, 2018, 11:00 pm
US envoy scolds Israeli MKs for demanding US recognition of Golan — report
TV report says Ambassador David Friedman berated lawmakers for being 'ungrateful' in asking for more after relocation of embassy to Jerusalem
By Stuart Winer
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends the 6th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem on March 19, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 16, 2018, 9:15 pm
US envoy blocked check of IDF human rights record as part of military aid review
In email published by Politico, David Friedman writes there is no need to reexamine vetting process as IDF 'does not engage in gross violations of human rights'
By TOI staff
Argentina's players arrive for a training session at the FC Barcelona 'Joan Gamper' sports center in Sant Joan Despi near Barcelona on June 3, 2018. (AFP/Lluis Gene)
June 6, 2018, 9:42 am
Messi divorce: 9 things to know for June 6
Israeli reactions to the cancellation of a soccer friendly are anything but: Argentinians were afraid of terror, also they hate us, and it's Miri Regev's fault
By Joshua Davidovich
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman arrives at the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
June 6, 2018, 6:53 am
US says envoy right to criticize Gaza reporting, entitled to free speech
State Department spokesperson backs David Friedman comments in which he told reporters to 'keep your mouths shut'; says he and ambassador to Germany can make partisan comments
By Eric Cortellessa
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump unveil the inauguration plaque during the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
June 5, 2018, 3:28 pm
Despite embassy relocation, Trump signs presidential waiver
As his predecessors have done for years, president temporarily suspends implementation of Jerusalem Embassy Act -- because the ambassador's residence still hasn't moved
By Raphael Ahren
David Friedman speaking to the media in Jerusalem on June 4, 2018. (Lior Mizrahi)
June 4, 2018, 11:29 am
US envoy to reporters: ‘Keep your mouths shut’ on criticizing Israel over Gaza
David Friedman says the media should either figure out how anyone could have better dealt with the border protests or stop its negative coverage of the Jewish state
By Raphael Ahren
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman in a Times of Israel interview at the US Embassy, Jerusalem, May 30, 2018 (Matty Stern, U.S. Embassy Jerusalem)
June 1, 2018, 6:19 pm
After outcry, US ambassador says he is committed to bipartisan support of Israel
Friedman told Times of Israel Republicans are better friends of Israel, prompting Jewish Democratic Council to accuse him of behavior 'damaging to our national interests'
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, seen with outgoing Mossad chief Tamir Pardo during a farewell ceremony in Tel Aviv on January 5, 2015. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
June 1, 2018, 10:45 am
Restraining orders: 7 things to know for June 1
In 2011 and last week, Israel came closer to war than many realize, halted only by a Mossad chief, a hard-line but realist minister and some dumb luck
By Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (l), and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (r), attend a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Israel's reunification of Jerusalem, in front of the walls of the Old City, May 21, 2017. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)
June 1, 2018, 10:44 am
After embassy move, Trump weighs giving envoy control over consulate too
Downgrading autonomy of de facto US mission to the Palestinians could be seen as a US move away from acknowledging Palestinian claims to E. Jerusalem or statehood aspirations
By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee
Senior Adviser to the US President Jared Kushner (r) speaks as US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman looks on at the official opening ceremony of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 1, 2018, 9:58 am
Why Democrats and Republicans are fighting over the Jerusalem embassy bash
US Ambassador David Friedman insists all were welcome, but pro-Israel Democrats say they weren't invited
By Ron Kampeas
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman in a Times of Israel interview at the US Embassy, Jerusalem, May 30, 2018 (Matty Stern, U.S. Embassy Jerusalem)
May 31, 2018, 11:53 pm
J Street urges Senate to probe Friedman over comments on settlements, Democrats
Liberal Mideast advocacy group demands investigation of US envoy after he tells Times of Israel West Bank communities not illegal and Republicans support Israel more than Democrats
By Eric Cortellessa
American Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends a meeting of the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, July 25, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 31, 2018, 9:01 pm
Jewish Democrats slam David Friedman’s ‘explicitly partisan rhetoric’
After US envoy tells Times of Israel the GOP is a better friend of Israel, Jewish Democratic Council of America accuses him of behavior that is 'damaging to our national interests'
By TOI staff
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the US embassy, Jerusalem, May 30, 2018, posing ahead of a Times of Israel interview (Matty Stern, US embassy Jerusalem)
May 31, 2018, 2:17 pm
Ambassador David Friedman: Republicans support Israel more than Democrats
US envoy discusses Israel as a partisan cause, Trump's peace plan, settlement legality, Palestinian refugees, and a pastor who invoked Jesus at the Jerusalem embassy opening
By Raphael Ahren and David Horovitz
US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman speaks at the official opening ceremony of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 29, 2018, 10:40 pm
Democrats say they weren’t invited to Jerusalem embassy ceremony
Lawmakers warn Trump administration against a 'dangerous effort to politicize the US-Israel relationship'
By JTA
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, March 6, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
May 24, 2018, 8:06 am
State Department: Beneficiary of David Friedman-led charity not on terror list
Komemiyut, founded after pullout from Gush Katif, shares name with banned extremist group founded by Meir Kahane
By Ron Kampeas
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