Oct. 7, 2023, rocked the world and marked the darkest day in Israel’s 76-year modern history. On this day, a barbaric massacre orchestrated by Hamas claimed the lives of over 1,400 innocent people, primarily Jewish civilians. These terrorists stormed homes, mercilessly slaughtering women and children in their beds. They subjected others to unimaginable brutality, rape, and torture. They even took 254 civilians’ hostage. Simply put, Oct. 7 was the worst day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Since then, Israel has conducted war operations to eliminate Hamas from Gaza while under attack form Iran and its proxy forces in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and the West Bank. The savages that opened the war box on October 7 have executed hostages, including Americans, and have refused any attempts to end the war they started. The United States policy toward the situation can only be doomed to failure as we see endless attempts to force Israel into a one-sided agreement that Hamas won’t agree to and the use of supply with-holding tactics against them. The war on Israel by Iran won’t end when it is getting signals the USA doesn’t really support our ally like these. The great challenge of our time is finding peace in this conflict, and it continues to elude everyone. New ideas and solutions are needed. My guest today is the author of One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and as the United States Ambassador to Israel from March 2017 until January 2021, Ambassador David Friedman successfully guided unprecedented diplomatic advancements in the US – Israel relationship, including moving the United States Embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and was a key architect of the “Abraham Accords.”

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