West Bank settlers laud Trump pick for ambassador to Israel
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Israel's West Bank settlers have lauded U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's selection for ambassador to Israel.
Oded Revivi, chief foreign envoy of the Yesha Council, says Friday that David Friedman has a "deep love for all of the land and people of Israel, including those in Judea and Samaria" — using the West Bank's biblical names. Friedman, an Orthodox Jew from Long Island, has long ties to Israel's settler movement and has supported positions on the far-fight of Israel's political spectrum.
Trump has vowed to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, a charged act that would anger Palestinians who want east Jerusalem as part of their future country.
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In accepting the post, Friedman said he looked forward to carrying out his duties from "the U.S. embassy in Israel's eternal capital, Jerusalem."