Israel is now a “big brother” for the Jewish people around the world, U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Wednesday.
“We in the diaspora need to give Israel a break,” Israeli daily Haaretz quoted Friedman as saying at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America held in Tel Aviv.
“Israel is no longer the little brother; Israel is the big brother now. It has the biggest Jewish community,” he added.
The U.S. envoy went on to describe himself as a “security hawk and an unapologetic right-wing defender of Israel”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America on Wednesday.
A staunch backer of Israel, Friedman has made frequent statements in support of Israel’s longstanding policy of Jewish settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
