David Friedman was at the center of historic breakthroughs that benefit both America and the Holy Land he now calls home
Near the door to the room in his Talbiyeh home in Jerusalem is a large plaque, an exact copy of the one at the entrance to the US embassy that Friedman inaugurated in the capital of the Jewish state.
Further along is a sledgehammer in a decorative frame, which turns out to be the one he used to break into the route discovered in the Kosel Tunnels used by the Olei Regel.
But ink hardly dry, nestling in its case built into the bookshelves, is an item that encapsulates the full impact of what Donald Trump’s confidant and emissary has been part of.
In a holy city bursting with shuls housing Torah scrolls each with their own proud tale of Jewish history, the small version in Friedman’s office must surely be unique for the tale it tells.
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