Riots in Huwara condemned by the USA WHY Didn't Israel demand that the US prosecute rioters in Portland in 2021.

 

No doubt, the riots in Huwara must be (and have been) condemned by the Israeli government. But I don’t recall Israel demanding that the US prosecute rioters in, say, Portland in 2021. Not helpful to interfere.https://t.co/UkjS6U24CF via @timesofisrael

— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) February 28, 2023

  David Friedman, former US Ambassador to Israel under Trump, took a jab at the Biden administration over its insistence that Israel prosecute Jewish settlers who rioted in response to a horrific terror attack.

Friedman, an orthodox Jew and staunch supporter of Israel, tweeted about the administration’s unfair treatment of Israel by demanding it prosecute Jewish protesters. The former Trump official suggested it is an internal matter which Biden should not be involved in, compared it to BLM riots, and said it’s “not helpful to interfere”.

He wrote, “No doubt, the riots in Huwara must be (and have been) condemned by the Israeli government. But I don’t recall Israel demanding that the US prosecute rioters in, say, Portland in 2021. Not helpful to interfere.”

 David Friedman, former US Ambassador to Israel under Trump, took a jab at the Biden administration over its insistence that Israel prosecute Jewish settlers who rioted in response to a horrific terror attack.

Friedman was responding to a statement by the Biden administration that it expects Israel to prosecute those involved in the settler rampage in a Palestinian town and provide compensation to Palestinians whose homes and property were destroyed or damaged.

“We expect the Israeli government to ensure full accountability and legal prosecution of those responsible for these attacks in addition to compensation for the loss of homes and property,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing, calling the Sunday night protests in the northern West Bank town of Huwara “completely unacceptable.”

The violent protests were in response to a horrific terror attack in which two Israeli brothers HY”D were shot dead while driving through Huwara, the latest in a wave of many deadly and violent Arab terror attacks.

One vocal Jewish community member took a swipe at Friedman’s comments, while appearing to agree with the overall message.

Joel Petlin tweeted, “Former Ambassador @DavidM_Friedman raises an important point about American interference in the internal affairs of a democratic country. The same could also be said about the inappropriate official statements coming from @USAmbIsrael on Israel’s judicial reform legislation.

Petlin did not specify which statements he was referring to, however Friedman has been vocal in recent weeks about Israeli judicial reform, and even penned an op-ed piece about the subject in Israeli media.