Friedman recalls his angry reaction: “Do you think I failed my representation? I’m not politically correct, but I have to ask you why the laws of political certainty don’t apply to Jews.
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, told Breitbart in an interview earlier this year that Friedman’s disclosure was no surprise.
“I worked in the State Department for many years. And I worked before that, I even wrote a thesis about it,” said Oren Breitbart.
File/US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman spoke at the ceremony held at the US Embassy in Jerusalem on Friday, October 30, 2020. U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem can now list Israel as their place of birth on their U.S. passport as a result of the Presidential decision. Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the relocation of its embassy to Jerusalem. (via Getty Images DEBBIE HILL/POOL/AFP)
Oren added that the State Department had for many years been “judenrein”, a reference to a Nazi term meaning “free from Jews.” Oren said that former President Harry Truman even accused the State Department of antisemitism.
Ören said it would not be easy to openly maintain Jewish loyalty, despite the fact that in recent years Jews have had a disproportionately stronger representation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The State Department will not sympathize with David. [Friedman]Who is an Orthodox Jew who speaks openly about God,” Oren said.
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, said it was “not surprising” that Trump announced that former Israeli envoy David Friedman had been ordered to “soften” his Judaism. https://t.co/hndeENuFYW
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“David broke the mold.” Oren added it.
“But tell him to soften his Judaism? It’s like saying “Don’t be too Catholic” to the Vatican’s ambassador to the Vatican.
Or say to the Muslim ambassador in Cairo, ‘Don’t be too Muslim. Oren concluded his words as follows:
In a conversation with Breitbart last week, Friedman agreed. “I don’t think Israel has a home in the State Department yet,” he said. “And he’s definitely not here right now.
Source: Breitbart
