David Friedman's "Sledgehammer" -- Should All US Ambassadors to Israel Have Law Degrees? (Daled Amos)

By Daled AmosFrom the time that Donald Trump won the election in 2016 -- and even before then -- there was nothing he did or said that was not open to criticism. After all, he had never held public office before and had no experience in government. A similar criticism was applied to his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.An online post on The National Review in 2020 called Kushner...

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Jared Kushner reveals why Trump was turned off by Abbas

CNN Arabic quotes an episode in Jared Kushner's book Breaking History that I couldn't find in any English-language articles. The quotes are obviously translated from English to Arabic and back, so they will not be exact quotes from the book.The President was scheduled to meet with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank. Abbas came to the...

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Kushner vs. Erekat shows that Kushner is right

There has been an interesting clash in the media between Jared Kushner and Saeb Erekat that, when analyzed, shows that Kushner is right. Kushner went on Arab MBCTV to defend the plan. As usual, no one can argue with what he says so they are upset over his tone which they claim is condescending. This interview does not sound condescending to me: During the interview...

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