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The Most Undiplomatic of Diplomats Is Trump’s Man in Middle East

David Friedman has upended American policy in the unstable region. 

The Israeli and U.S. flags are projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, to mark one year since the transfer of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, on May 15.

The Israeli and U.S. flags are projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, to mark one year since the transfer of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, on May 15.

Photographer: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images

As the top American envoy to one of the world’s most volatile regions, David Friedman is anything but diplomatic.

Donald Trump’s ambassador to Israel broke the mold of non-partisan predecessors by outraging Palestinians with comments that the Jewish state has a right to annex some areas of the West Bank.