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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

David Friedman

Campaigning for a second term, former US President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Antisemitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington DC, September 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
December 6, 2024, 6:31 am
Trump nominations set stage for fresh clash between annexation, normalization backers
US president-elect returns to office with plans to expand Abraham Accords, but those pushing for Israel to annex West Bank are still bullish about doing so over next four years
By Jacob Magid
Delegates to the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, April 20, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 4, 2024, 8:47 pm
Allegations of Christian influence surface ahead of World Zionist Congress election
As Diaspora Jews prepare for vote that will influence funding of Jewish causes and oversight of Israel’s ‘national institutions,’ a group is accused of misrepresentation
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Top row, from left: Laura Loomer, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Stephen Miller. Bottom row: Howard Lutnick, Lee Zeldin, David Friedman, Miriam Adelson. (Collage by Grace Yagel / JTA)
November 19, 2024, 12:16 pm
Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle and how will they affect his second term?
Trump’s list of Jewish associates for his upcoming presidency includes Republican friends and family, and political allies with varying levels of experience
By Luke Tress
Republican US presidential nominee former president Donald Trump (R) and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee during a roundtable at the Drexelbrook Catering & Event Center, October 29, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
November 15, 2024, 10:41 am
Is Trump’s pick of Huckabee as envoy to Israel a harbinger of West Bank annexation?
While proponents and opponents of move agree next US administration will seriously weigh it, some note president-elect’s unpredictability
By Ron Kampeas
Mike Huckabee gestures at a campaign event at the Drexelbrook Catering & Event Center, October 29, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
November 13, 2024, 8:17 pm
Trump ambassador pick Huckabee says administration could back West Bank annexation
Former Arkansas governor, an ardent settlement supporter, cautions that he will not be the one to set policy; does not rule out resettling Gaza Strip
By ToI Staff
Israelis mark the Sukkot holiday in front of a large Star of David in the West Bank settlement of Sde Boaz, in Gush Etzion, October 11, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
July 20, 2024, 5:33 pm
‘Fighting the same battle’: After Oct. 7, settlers court Republican evangelicals
Groups, including one founded hours after start of Hamas onslaught, fund visits for prominent GOP officials: ‘Having friends and voices like that in very high places in the US helps us’
By Jonathan Saul and Simon Lewis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ministers and MKs at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 17, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 18, 2024, 2:21 pm
Daily Briefing Jul 18: Day 286 – Before PM goes to DC, Knesset says no Palestinian state
Editor David Horovitz updates us on growing chorus from within the coalition pushing for a hostage deal, and imminent initial draft orders for some ultra-Orthodox men
By ToI Staff
Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Philadelphia, August 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
July 16, 2024, 2:50 am
Ex-envoy Friedman: Attempted assassination of Trump and Oct. 7 both inexcusable security failures
In that respect, says former ambassador, Saturday’s shooting ‘is our October 7’; lauds Trump for getting up, ‘face dripping blood, to make sure everybody knew he was okay’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Former US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman speaks at Ariel University, March 9, 2022. (Liron Modovan/Ariel University)
January 29, 2024, 10:55 pm
Trump’s ambassador to Israel: Biden hampering Israel war effort against Hamas
Former envoy David Friedman tells TV news US president told ‘outright lie’ when he accused Israel of ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza Strip
By ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden meets with victims' relatives and first responders who were directly affected by the Hamas attacks, October 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 21, 2023, 2:29 pm
‘Powerful, meaningful’: Biden wins new fans at home, in Israel, for steadfast support
Garnering apologies and backing from long-time Republican critics, Biden is also being hailed by some in Israel who previously attacked him
By Ron Kampeas
Participants in the September 20, 2023 webinar (L-R) Prof. Gil Troy, former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh and former United States ambassador to Israel David Friedman. (Times of Israel/Courtesy/Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 22, 2023, 9:49 am
What Matters Now to David Friedman, Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Gil Troy: Nuance
A playback of this week’s webinar, ‘Diaspora Jews & Israel’s judicial overhaul: Differing stances,’ explores whether global Jewry should play a role in Israel’s current crisis
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Participants in the September 20, 2023 webinar (L-R) Prof. Gil Troy, former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh and former United States ambassador to Israel David Friedman. (Times of Israel/Courtesy/Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 13, 2023, 4:09 pm
No vote, no voice? Diaspora Jews’ influence on Israel’s judicial overhaul crisis
Register now to join former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman, former MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh & Prof. Gil Troy for a nuanced discussion fed by ToI readers’ questions on Sept. 20
By ToI Staff
Students walk at the Ariel University campus in the West Bank settlement of Ariel on January 25, 2017. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
June 27, 2023, 5:32 am
US cuts science, tech cooperation with Israeli institutions in the West Bank
Decision brings back longstanding policy that had been reversed by the Trump administration; will mostly affect Ariel University, also applies to East Jerusalem, Golan Heights
By ToI Staff, AFP and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: An Israeli policeman walks near cement cubes placed as a roadblock by Israeli security forces on a road linking the East Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina with West Jerusalem on September 15, 2021 (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
June 25, 2023, 7:15 pm
US set to cease scientific, tech cooperation with Israeli entities over Green Line
Move said to be resumption of policy that was reversed under Trump administration; Foreign Minister Eli Cohen tells reporters that the decision ‘is wrong’
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump listens as US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at a news conference at the White House in Washington, August 13, 2020, after the announcement of fully normalized ties between Israel and the UAE. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
June 13, 2023, 9:22 pm
Trump’s ambassador to Israel David Friedman endorses old boss in 2024 election
Ex-envoy says ‘no president has more strongly supported Israel’ than current GOP frontrunner; Friedman has stuck with Trump amid scandals
By Jacob Magid
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