AMBASSADOR/ISRAEL/TRUMP PEOPLE/DAVID FRIEDMAN: “The U.S. Senate on Thursday [3-23-17] narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, an outspoken bankruptcy lawyer aligned with the Israeli right.
The vote was 52 to 46, with almost every Senate Democrat voting against Friedman.”
–Patricia Zengerle, “Senate confirms Trump nominee to be Israel envoy,” Reuters, March 23, 2017