One Jewish State by David Friedman

ONE JEWISH STATE

THE LAST, BEST HOPE TO RESOLVE THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

By DAVID FRIEDMAN

FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL

&

Bestselling Author of SLEDGEHAMMER

"The Protector of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps."

--Psalm 121, Verse 4

The terrorist massacre committed by Hamas against innocent Israelis on October 7, 2023, brought great trauma to the State of Israel. But it also has brought great clarity, says David Friedman, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, in his new book, ONE JEWISH STATE: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which was released on September 3rd.

Amb. Friedman says, "It is this clarity that tells us we must try something NEW. It is this clarity that tells us Israel must plan its future on its own and not obsess about what others think. And it is this clarity that compels us to go back to basics - to return to the biblical values and divine covenants that unite the Jewish people."

It is this clarity that has inspired the former U.S. ambassador to Israel and bestselling author of Sledgehammer, to write and lead a new movement: ONE JEWISH STATE: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

One of the leading architects of the historic Abraham Accords, David Friedman explains why in these turbulent and dangerous times, the simple phrase of three words - ONE JEWISH STATE - must be the guideline for Israel and the world's collective future.

Each word of ONE JEWISH STATE is deeply instilled with meaning:

ONE: There is only ONE country earmarked for the Jewish people... ONE. There are 49 Muslim countries, and many Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu countries, but only ONE Jewish State.

JEWISH: This Jewish State is exactly that - JEWISH. It is the place where Jewish history was born, where Jewish values were created, and where more Jews live than anywhere else. It is situated on the land given to the Jewish people by God, in the words of the Holy Bible.

STATE: Israel is not just a place; it is a country with sovereignty over its land and responsibility for its inhabitants. Today that sovereignty has been called into question by the nations of the world and even by some within Israel. But Israel cannot be Jewish without sovereignty over the places that make it Jewish.

Amb. Friedman proposes a goal and a path, with God's help, for Israel to have complete sovereignty over all its biblical homeland - in a just manner that brings peace, prosperity, and essential human dignity to ALL of Israel's inhabitants. In ONE JEWISH STATE, he will explore:

·    The History of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;

·    The true history of Jews and Muslims in the disputed territories;

·    Past, present, and future legal issues;

·    Prior proposals, peace plans, and so-called "solutions," and why they ALL failed;

·    Why Israel has succeeded as a regional superpower while its Arab neighbors have failed;

·    Palestinian tribalism and the creation of a nationalist movement;

·    Religious and biblical issues, conflict, and agreement;

·    Palestinian and Muslim leaders and goals for their people;

·    Geographic and security considerations for all;

·    Hamas and the Gaza strip - insoluble for now; and

·    American evangelicals and their influence.

Ambassador Friedman's book persuasively explains the many reasons why in this massive world there MUST remain room for ONE JEWISH STATE.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: David Friedman served as the United States ambassador to Israel from 2017 to 2021. Under his leadership, the United States made unprecedented and historic diplomatic advances, including moving its Embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Ambassador Friedman was also one of the architects of the Abraham Accords. For his efforts, he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and granted the National Security Medal. On numerous occasions, The Jerusalem Post has named Ambassador Friedman one of the 50 most-influential Jews in the world - he rose to number 2 in 2019 and number 1 in 2020. In 2021, The New York Times described him "as one of America’s most-influential envoys" and someone "who drove the radical overhaul of White House policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." Ambassador Friedman is the bestselling author of Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East, and the executive producer and co-star, with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, of Route 60: The Biblical Highway, a film about Judea and Samaria. In 2021, he launched the Friedman Center for Peace through Strength which has recently launched a project that bears the name of his book: One Jewish State.