Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in congressional testimony released Monday that efforts to create a Palestinian state would fatally undermine US-led normalization talks between Israel and Arab countries. He argued that the "two-state experiment" nearly destroyed Israel.
Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman testified before Congress that establishing a Palestinian state would undermine the normalization process between Israel and Arab countries. The testimony, released Monday, quotes Friedman saying the two-state model was a "folly" that nearly destroyed the Jewish state. The remarks feed into an ongoing debate as the Trump administration pushes to expand the Abraham Accords. The Zioneer has previously reported on reports that Saudi Arabia has linked normalization to a Palestinian state, and that former President Bill Clinton noted that Palestinians rejected a statehood offer in 2000.
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