Prime Minister of Israel
The agency provides aid to five million Palestinians.
"He certainly has the vision and, we believe, the strength and the decisiveness."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"We're on the good side, so it doesn't really bother us."
France's foreign minister said he got some reassurance about Washington’s stance on Russia, but little on the Middle East.
Five former U.S. ambassadors to Israel from both Republican and Democratic administrations urged the Senate in a letter not to confirm Friedman.
"I want to be a voice for the voiceless, and I cannot do that by going on this kind of trip to Israel," Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett said.
"After 24 years, the Palestinian flag is lowered and the Israeli flag is put in its place,” wrote one Israeli politician.