One Jewish State: The Last, Best Chance to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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THE TERRORIST MASSACRE COMMITTED BY HAMAS AGAINST INNOCENT ISRAELS ON OCTOBER 7, 2023 BROUGHT GREAT TRAUMA TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL.

BUT IT ALSO HAS BROUGHT GREAT CLARITY.

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 David Friedman, former Ambassador to Israel and bestselling author of SLEDGEHAMMER, to write and lead a new movement:

ONE JEWISH STATE

The Last, Best Chance 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.

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 & 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 Peoples
• Geographic and Security Considerations for ALL
• Hamas and the Gaza Strip Insoluble for Now
• American Evangelicals and Their Influence

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

Reviews

Praise for Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East by Ambassador David Friedman

"When David Friedman took office, the Middle East was seen as a place of intractable conflict. When he left, the Middle East was blossoming into peace between Jews and Arabs. David Friedman was the right historic figure in a tumultuous, chaotic, and ultimately transformative time. In Sledgehammer, David tells the inside story of how the Trump administration changed the Middle East for the better."

--Ben Shapiro

"Ambassador Friedman was essential to the historic progress the United States made in the Middle East during the Trump administration. His book, Sledgehammer, offers important lessons in leadership. He clearly understood that American interests were served by standing firmly with our ally Israel, even when it meant going against long-standing policies. America and Israel are better off because of him."

--Nikki Haley

"The last peace treaty between Israel and an Arab neighbor had been signed in 1994 with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Since then, all the efforts made by multiple US administrations to advance Middle East peace went nowhere. Thus, the Abraham Accords, that brought about normalization agreements between Israel and four Arab states, represented a sharp break from the failures of the recent past. David Friedman provides an insider account of that gripping story in Sledgehammer."

--Dore Gold

"In his book, Sledgehammer, David Friedman, the former US ambassador to Israel, provides his intriguing firsthand, behind-the-scenes account of the extraordinary peace initiatives President Trump and his team, in close coordination with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, launched, leading to the historic Abraham Accords. Friedman was at the center of the most diplomatically successful, pro-Israel administration since that nation's founding. I encourage you to get a copy. Sledgehammer is a must-read."

--Mark Levin

Author Bio

DAVID FRIEDMAN (JERUSALEM, NY,NY & BOCA RATON, FLORIDA)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 was one of the architects of the Abraham Accords, and for his efforts, he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and granted the National Security Medal. In 2019, The Jerusalem Post listed Friedman as one of the world's 50 most influential Jews, and in 2021, The New York Times described him "as one of America's most influential envoys" and as 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, and the executive producer and star of "Route 60: The Biblical Highway," a film about Judea and Samaria, and in 2021, he launched the Friedman Center for Peace through Strength.

Ambassador Friedman lives with his wife Tammy in Jerusalem, and is a proud father and grandfather.

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