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Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman Looks Back

(Israel Hayom) Ariel Kahana - After four intense years, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman sat down with Israel Hayom for an "exit interview." "There are so many things that we've done that nobody really knows about," he said. Friedman described how former British Prime Minister Theresa May told Israel that the "White Helmets" who rescued civilians during the Syrian civil war were in danger of being massacred by the Syrian military. "It was very complicated. In the end, we were there at the border one night. Israeli soldiers met the White Helmets, who were with their wives and children, and were waiting with baby formula and blankets." "I think we all want to see a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but we want to see it done on the basis of just a dispute between two people with competing claims to territory that should be resolved as disputes get resolved, not that one side is an illegal occupier and the other side is a perpetual victim." "We left the Middle East in a pretty good place. Normally, you come into office and the Middle East is always on fire. This time, it's not. I would say, this is not where you ought to be focusing your attention. This is not where I would be trying to bring change. This is one of the few places in the world where change is going to be counter-productive."
2021-01-25 00:00:00
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