\r\n\tIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed David Friedman as the U.S. ambassador to Israel in a Tweet, Thursday.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tUS Senators voted 52-46 and approved the first of President Donald Trump's pick for ambassadors.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tNetanyahu said that Friedman would be warmly welcomed by Israel.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tIsraeli envoy to the U.S. Ron Dermer also posted on Twitter congratulating Friedman.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tFriedman previously served as Trump's bankruptcy lawyer. He has been criticized for his earlier comments on the Israel-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tFriedman needed a simple majority for the confirmation of his nomination. Although several Democrats opposed it, Republicans showed support. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Bob Melendez (D-N.J.) among the Republicans, voted for Friedman during the senate hearing. They also supported him during a procedural vote that took place earlier Thursday.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tFriedman's nomination has been through a lot of controversies. Democrats voiced their concerns about Friedman's comments earlier opposing a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Friedman also advocated for Israeli settlements in the West Bank.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\tSenate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Ben Cardin (D-Md.) did not support the nomination.<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\t"Taken together, Mr. Friedman’s statements and affiliations make it clear that he does not believe the two-state solution is necessary for a just and lasting peace," Cardin said.<\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2017-03-25 10:51:30","content_date_finish":"2017-03-25 10:51:30","content_date_register":"2017-03-25 10:51:30","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"128849","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1267952506","attach_date_register":"2017-03-25 10:51:33","attach_id":"139687","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"523","attach_img_height":"205","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"183","visit_date_last":"2025-05-13 10:57:17","attach_title":"Netanyahu welcomes Friedman confirmation","node_title":"news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53}]"}]]