Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman took to X/Twitter on Sunday, praising US President Donald Trump for what he said to Hamas in the past week.
“President Trump brilliantly presented Hamas with a binary choice: release all the hostages and surrender, or be destroyed,” Friedman wrote. “If I heard Adam Boehler correctly on the Sunday news shows, he took the unprecedented step to meet with Hamas to consider a third way – whether a deal could be struck where Hamas ‘would not be involved’ in governing Gaza.
This past week, President Trump brilliantly presented Hamas with a binary choice: release all the hostages and surrender, or be destroyed. It is the only path to ending the war.If I heard @aboehler correctly on the Sunday news shows, he took the unprecedented step to meet with…
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) March 9, 2025
“A deal with Hamas is a waste of time and will never be kept. Attempting one is beneath the dignity of the United States. Adam, I know you mean well, but listen to your boss. The choice must remain binary.”
Who is David Friedman?
Friedman served as the ambassador to Israel during Trump’s first term in office. During his tenure as ambassador, he negotiated the Abraham Accords alongside Jared Kushner and moved the US embassy to Jerusalem.
He has previously stated his belief that Israel should gain control over a significant portion of the West Bank.
“Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank.”
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