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David Friedman, the Trump administration's ambassador to Israel, endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Aug. 17, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ron Kampeas)
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Republican Jews, including Trump’s Israel ambassador, back Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

When David Friedman, the Trump administration’s ambassador to Israel, was first asked to endorse Pennsylvania’s Republican candidate for Senate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, he said one thing stood out to him. […]

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman delivers the final sledge hammer blows to what Friedman described as a ceremonial wall covering the tunnel entrance to the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David.
Posted inNews

‘Sledgehammer:’ Trump’s ambassador to Israel hits hard in new memoir

by Jacob Kornbluh and Forward February 7, 2022
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman delivers the final sledge hammer blows to what Friedman described as a ceremonial wall covering the tunnel entrance to the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David.
Posted inIsrael

U.S. diplomats slammed for inaugurating controversial tourist site in East Jerusalem

Marcy Oster by JTA and Marcy Oster July 1, 2019July 1, 2019
Jared Kushner (right) speaking while U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman looks on at the opening ceremony of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

Embassy move to Jerusalem rights a longstanding wrong

David Harris by David Harris May 15, 2018May 15, 2018
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and Ivanka Trump, adviser to and daughter of President Donald Trump, revealing a dedication plaque at the official opening ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael, U.S., News

US dedicates embassy in Jerusalem as violence rages on Gaza border

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster May 14, 2018
Friedman being interviewed on Israeli television
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Letters from rabbis, Holocaust survivors decry Trump Israel envoy pick David Friedman

by Ron Kampeas February 14, 2017March 19, 2018

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