The arts center is being named after Friedman to signify the importance of the Trump administration's recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory.
Trump gave Netanyahu the green light to annex as long as he accepted a future Palestinian state, in contrast with the description in Kushner's book.
"[Benjamin Netanyahu] risked near-unanimous condemnation at the United Nations," wrote Kushner.
Friedman urged Israelis not to abandon their sovereignty plans and to begin to prepare a national consensus for what its final borders should be based on US President Donald Trump's peace plan.
An abridged version of the Distinguished Rennert Lecture delivered by Ambassador David Friedman upon receipt of the Guardian of Zion Award from Bar-Ilan University
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
'Sledgehammer' tells the story of how the Abraham Accords came about from Friedman’s perspective. He takes readers into the Oval Office and through the Middle East.
‘Word of my stubborn insistence on standing with our ally Israel had now circulated widely within the State Department,’ writes former ambassador David Friedman.
Donald Trump told Abbas he should be grateful Israel provides him with security, former ambassador says in a new book.
'As US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman was instrumental in strengthening the US-Israel relationship under President Donald Trump.'