David Friedman

NSO group names David Friedman chairman amid efforts to overcome US blacklist

Friedman notably served as Trump's ambassador to Israel during the president's first term.

 An illustrative image of the NSO Group logo on a smartphone.
BEN SHAPIRO at the Knesset in April, at a ceremony honoring Independence Day torch lighters.

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 Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover, of the Sovereignty Movement, pictured during an activist tour in the West Bank, January 2023; illustrative.

Knesset hosts conference calling to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank

 US ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the Jewish federation's annual General Assembly in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018

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The real source of Abbas’s ‘Swiss cheese’ revulsion

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert praised the very Palestinian leader who had snubbed his own generous-to-the-point-of-suicidal offer.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations in New York, U.S., February 11, 2020.

US Ambassador David Friedman plants tree for Tu Bishvat

The tree is the first planted in Israel as part of President Trump’s “1 Trillion Trees Initiative”

Ambassador Friedman plants olive tree, a symbol of peace, together with KKL-JNF World Chairman Daniel Atar

Friedman: Annexation without US committee endangers recognition

Tweets about waiting for committee come as Netanyahu faces anger for delaying sovereignty in West Bank until after election.

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman

Friedman to ‘Post’: Settlers should want annexation to be done right

US ambassador provides clarity in the confusion over the timing of US recognition of Israeli settlement annexation.

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman

‘God puts people in places, including Trump,’ says US Ambassador to Israel

The Trump administration peace plan preserves Israel sovereignty and offers Palestinians an opportunity to leave in peace and prosperity, David Friedman said.

David Friedman

US Amb. Friedman: Before annexing settlements, committee approval needed

He clarified that Israel would first need to present detailed maps to a joint US-Israel committee before receiving official US recognition of the move.

US Ambassador David Friedman

The anatomy of annexation – why did Netanyahu walk back his promise?

The full story has yet to be revealed, but diplomatic sources said late Tuesday night that the US was surprised by Netanyahu’s promise to immediately annex West Bank territory.

U.S. President Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu at the unveiling of Trump's "Deal of the Century," January 28, 2020

The Trump Plan: How Israel Should Respond

There is no doubt that this plan is the best one Israel has ever been offered.

US President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House

Pence invites Netanyahu, Gantz to Washington to discuss peace prospects

During their meeting at the embassy, Netanyahu praised US President Donald Trump for moving the embassy to Jerusalem. He said that now he is seeking to give Israel the peace and security it deserves.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US Vice President Mike Pence at the US Embassy in Jerusalem

Netanyahu: I won’t let settlements be uprooted in any diplomatic plan

The prime minister said that "We never lost our right to live in Judea and Samaria. The only thing we lost – temporarily – was the ability to exercise that right.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Kohelet Policy Forum, Jerusalem, January 8, 2020