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Welcome to US Ambassador to #Israel David Friedman. First stop- a prayer at the #WesternWall pic.twitter.com/FTkzt2uQmA
— USEmbassyTelAviv (@usembassyta) May 15, 2017
David Friedman presents copies of his credentials to the Chief of State Protocol and officially becomes Ambassador designate to #Israel pic.twitter.com/d8Yy1ZR99s
— Meron Reuben (@AmbMeronReuben) May 15, 2017
Amb David Friedman advises #Israel officials: Trump's serious about peace, work with him https://t.co/RAK9t2huQq (@BarakRavid + @amirtibon)
— William Daroff (@Daroff) May 12, 2017
Small, but sensitive, diplomatic issues are cropping up as Trump prepares for Israel visit. https://t.co/1rVTiB3Wg3 pic.twitter.com/LqH2bdMY7G
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 16, 2017
Harsh exchange between US and #Israel teams reported by Israeli media just days ahead of @POTUS visit. https://t.co/L0PJrFcgdi
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 15, 2017
U.S.-Israel spat erupts ahead of Trump’s visit https://t.co/Up2VPx923h pic.twitter.com/3KjouKbzJg
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) May 15, 2017
Senior member of Trump team said to tell Israelis: Western Wall is not your territory https://t.co/rh16yiqXZ2
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) May 15, 2017
White House: Western Wall comments ‘unauthorized,’ do not represent Trump’s stance https://t.co/TRTjhRFRox
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) May 15, 2017
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Friedman was confirmed and is not a designate. That being said, thanks for the great blog.
Thanks. I’ve updated the title. He can’t officially function until his presentation of credentials but he was indeed confirmed.