Daniel Friedman confirmation hearing disrupted by protests

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http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/LIVE-1.772078

"The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a confirmation hearing on David Friedman, Trump's designated U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Friedman will need to win the support of at least 11 of its 21 members in order to clinch the confirmation. A bankruptcy lawyer and Trump's personal counsel for 15 years, Friedman has no experience in diplomacy. He is a staunch supporter of the settlement movement and rejects the notion of an independent Palestinian state.
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Friedman's apology for his rhetoric is disrupted by pr
Pro-Palestinian and Jewish protesters disrupt Friedman's hearing on multiple occasions. Some wave Palestinian flags while another calls Friedman "a war criminal."
A Palestinian protester waves a
"The inflammatory rhetoric during the presidential campaign is entirely over. If confirmed my language would be measured," he says, when he was interrupted by protesters, who accused Friedman of promoting racism and of being pro-settlements and pro-occupation.

The protesters start singing before being escorted out of the hearing. Another protester shouts: "Friedman is a war criminal."

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Friedman's confirmation is likely to garner more attention and interest than ambassadorial hearings usually do, thanks to his controversial views and statements with regards to Israel, the Palestinians and the U.S. government that he's about to become a part of.
Friedman has said in the past that the U.S. State Department - his future employer if confirmed - is anti-Semitic. He has hurled a similar accusation at former President Barack Obama, and has called supporters of the Jewish left-wing group J Street "worse than Kapos" (Kapos were Jews compelled by the Nazis to carry out administrative tasks during the Holocaust). Friedman is expected to apologize for at least some of those statements during the hearing.

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David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel whose confirmation hearings begin Thursday, is certainly no stranger to the country where he hopes to take up official residence very soon.
In recent months, considerable attention has focused on one facet of his connection to Israel: his leadership position in an organization that fundraises for institutions and projects in the West Bank settlement of Beit El.
But a review of the financial disclosure report he submitted to the U.S. State Department ahead of his confirmation hearings indicates that Friedman’s ties to the country and its people span far beyond Beit El. (Judy Maltz)
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A building in the West Bank settlement of Beit El dedicated by the U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel, David Friedman, was constructed illegally on privately owned Palestinian land, documents obtained by Haaretz show.
The Friedman Faculty House at the Raaya Girls High School is situated in the Ulpana neighborhood of Beit El. Part of this neighborhood was demolished by High Court of Justice order five years ago because the land had been seized illegally. The Friedman Faculty House is one of nine buildings left in the neighborhood that were spared demolition at the time. (Judy Maltz)
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Five former U.S. ambassadors to Israel sent a letter on Wednesday to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urging them to reject the nomination of President Trump's candidate for ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, because of what they define as his "extreme positions" and because he is "unqualified for the position."
The letter, a copy of which has been obtained by Haaretz, is signed by former ambassadors Thomas Pickering, Dan Kurtzer, Edward Walker, James Cunningham and William Harrop - diplomats that have served under both Republican and Democratic administrations. (Amir Tibon)
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David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel, heads an American fundraising organization that pumps a few million dollars a year into the settlement of Beit El. The parents of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, have donated many thousands to its institutions. The president-elect himself has made out a $10,000 check for Beit El’s residents.
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2. Being an unsuitable liar is no hindrance in a Trump Administration.

Five former U.S. ambassadors to Israel sent a letter on Wednesday to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urging them to reject the nomination of President Trump's candidate for ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, because of what they define as his "extreme positions" and because he is "unqualified for the position."
The letter, a copy of which has been obtained by Haaretz, is signed by former ambassadors Thomas Pickering, Dan Kurtzer, Edward Walker, James Cunningham and William Harrop - diplomats that have served under both Republican and Democratic administrations. (Amir Tibon)

Bi-partisan agreement in his lack of qualifications.

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3. Almost anyone trump appoints can be considered as an

unqualified POS. As you look at both his cabinet and lesser level appointments it becomes readily apparent that any semblance of expertise or loyalty to the country over loyalty to the "party"never seems to be a consideration. This has unfortunately led to the horror show the country as whole must confront for the foreseeable future, unless you are really, really rich and that group never ever gives a shite about the" great unwashed masses".