Here's Where Biden Got It Wrong in the Middle East w/ US Ambassador David Friedman | TALX

The Middle East seemed to be moving in the right direction under President Trump. The Abraham Accords were signed and it looked like peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia was around the corner.

So what went wrong and how can the current direction be reversed? Join JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief Alex Traiman in this episode of TALX with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.

Friedman discusses his tenure as Washington's envoy to Jerusalem and the process of normalization that he began under President Trump.

They also discuss Hamas's Oct. 7 attacks and the ongoing war; Israel’s handling of the Gaza Strip; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington; Ambassador Friedman’s new book, “One Jewish State”; shifting from a two-state paradigm; a future Trump administration; and enduring optimism for a lasting peace.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:30 Becoming ambassador
8:30 Starting normalization
12:30 Oct. 7 and the Abraham Accords
15:00 The current war in Gaza
22:00 Netanyahu's last visit to Washington
27:00 Writing “One Jewish State”
34:00 Changing the two-state paradigm
42:00 A second run?
48:00 Enduring optimism