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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 342

David Friedman

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
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides speaks in Jerusalem, April 27, 2023 (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post/pool)
April 27, 2023, 5:32 pm
US envoy Nides: Despite occasional disagreements, support for Israel is ‘rock-solid’
Amid ongoing tensions between Biden’s White House and Netanyahu government, Washington’s ambassador strikes an optimistic note
By Lazar Berman
At Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors prepare for the March of the Living, April 18, 2023. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
April 18, 2023, 4:08 pm
At Auschwitz March of the Living, displays of Jewish unity in a sea of Israeli flags
During the 35th annual 3-kilometer march at the former extermination camp, sorrow, shock but also pride and gratitude are exhibited by 9,000 participants from all over the world
By Canaan Lidor
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara, US ambassador to Israel David Friedman and his wife Tammy at an American Independence Day celebration in Jerusalem, July 2, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool)
March 2, 2023, 5:09 am
Breaking with Netanyahu, ex-US envoy Friedman pushes back against judicial overhaul
Speaking at conferences last week, Trump’s ambassador to Israel took issue with plan for override clause, countering MK leading push and warning it will harm minority rights
By Jacob Magid
Canadian author and psychologist Jordan Peterson shakes hands after his lecture in Jerusalem, October 6, 2022 (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)
October 12, 2022, 10:53 pm
Jordan Peterson, ‘lightning rod’ of US culture wars, receives warm embrace in Israel
Thousands gather to hear Canadian psychologist in Jerusalem, with some seeing it as a harbinger of US-style ideas about to transform Israeli conservatism
By Lazar Berman
Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania, takes part in a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
August 18, 2022, 5:03 pm
Hosted by GOP Jewish group, Dr. Oz makes case for becoming first-ever Muslim senator
Seeking to close in on J Street-backed Democratic frontrunner, Republican nominee says he won’t pressure Israel, mostly leaves Trump and far-right governor candidate unmentioned
By Jacob Magid
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