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New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Huge pro-Israel summit in Texas canceled over threats
A massive pro-Israel conference in Texas has been canceled over 'threats from violent Jihadists' — even after changing venues over security concerns, organizers said. The Israel Summit, scheduled for next Monday through Wednesday in Dallas, switched locations due to 'indirect and direct threats made by American, pro-Hamas, Jihadist groups, who issued calls to 'target' the Israel Summit,' the organizers said in a statement. But anti-Israel activists outed the new venue and planned to protest the event, according to Luke Hilton from the Israel Guys, which was co-hosting the event. 'This is America in 2025,' former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who was one of the slated speakers for the event, wrote on X. AFP via Getty Images 'Honestly, it feels like it's no longer safe for Jews and Christians who support Israel to publicly,' he said. He said law enforcement uncovered other threats on the dark web to 'target' the event — which was set to host some 1,000 attendees. 'After the two Israeli embassy staffers were murdered in Washington, DC, two weeks ago and then last week people were firebombed in Colorado, to me and to all the rest of us on our team, the word 'targeting' — that's a call to violence,' Hilton said. The three-day summit is run by pro-Israel Christian organizations and was expected to feature former US officials, members of the Israeli government and survivors of Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack. Ten days before the Israel Summit was set to kick off, Dallas authorities said the threat level had been elevated, said Josiah Hilton, also of Israel Guys, according to Jewish New Syndicate. That forced the event's organizers to come up with 'a mandatory security plan with a substantial budget estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars,' leaving them to find a new location. They then found a 'new and significantly safer location just north of Dallas' with 'top-tier private security, with additional support from local law enforcement and coordination with the Texas governor's office.' But ultimately they had to cancel after the Palestinian Youth Movement Dallas outed the new spot as 'an isolated compound owned by staunch Israel ally evangelical televangelist Kenneth Copeland' under the campaign 'Texas un-welcomes the genocide summit.' 'This is America in 2025,' former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who was one of the slated speakers for the event, wrote on X. He added: 'Law enforcement was completely cooperative but the threats were of a nature that required cancellation. When @POTUS says we need to take our country back, this is a good example of what he means!'
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump considers former ambassadors Grenell, Friedman for U.N. role
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he had several potential candidates for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, including Richard Grenell, a former ambassador to Germany, and David Friedman, a former envoy to Israel. Last week Trump withdrew the nomination of Representative Elise Stefanik for the job over concerns that her exit from the House of Representatives could threaten Republicans' narrow majority. Asked on Monday who he was considering instead, Trump said as many as 30 people were interested in the job. He listed Grenell, now a special envoy for his administration, as well as the interim president of the Kennedy Center, and Friedman, the ambassador to Israel during Trump's first term in office. "We have a lot of good people that want it," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "We have a lot of people that have asked about it, would like to do it: David Friedman, Ric Grenell, and maybe 30 other people. Everyone loves that position. That's a star-making position." Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the first part of Trump's first term. She ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination last year and lost.
Reuters
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Trump considers former ambassadors Grenell, Friedman for U.N. role
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he had several potential candidates for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, including Richard Grenell, a former ambassador to Germany, and David Friedman, a former envoy to Israel. Last week Trump withdrew the nomination of Representative Elise Stefanik for the job over concerns that her exit from the House of Representatives could threaten Republicans' narrow majority. Asked on Monday who he was considering instead, Trump said as many as 30 people were interested in the job. He listed Grenell, now a special envoy for his administration, as well as the interim president of the Kennedy Center, and Friedman, the ambassador to Israel during Trump's first term in office. "We have a lot of good people that want it," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "We have a lot of people that have asked about it, would like to do it: David Friedman, Ric Grenell, and maybe 30 other people. Everyone loves that position. That's a star-making position." Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the first part of Trump's first term. She ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination last year and lost.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump floats Friedman, Grenell for U.N. ambassador, previews Middle East travel plans
President Donald Trump said former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, special envoy Ric Grenell and a slew of other candidates are interested in the role of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Trump withdrew his nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) as U.N. ambassador last week. 'We have a lot of good people that want it,' Trump said in remarks to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday. 'For the replacement, we have a lot of people that have asked about it, and would like to do it. David Friedman, Ric Grenell, and maybe 30 other people. Everyone loves that position. Thats a star-making position. Addressing his decision to withdraw Stefanik's nomination, Trump cited concerns about the Republicans' slim margins in the House. 'I just don't want to take chances where you guys are saying, 'How is the election going?,'' Trump explained. 'We have a congressional election that's a little bit close. I guess the one is in good shape, but the other one is a little bit close. But Randy Fine is a great guy … We want to be careful. And Elise is very popular in her district … I think it's just security,' he said. Fine is the Republican candidate in Floridas 6th Congressional District who is in a surprisingly tight race in tomorrows special election to fill former Rep. Mike Waltzs (R-FL) seat. Trump also confirmed an upcoming trip — which he said could be next month or 'a little bit later' — to the Middle East, expected to be his first trip abroad during his second term, which will include Saudi Arabia, Qatar and potentially the United Arab Emirates and other nations in the region. 'I have a very good relationship with the Middle East,' Trump said, heaping praise on Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman. 'They've agreed to spend close to a trillion dollars of money in ourAmerican companies.' Also during the remarks, Trump appeared to foreclose the possibility of Ukrainian membership in NATO, and said 'that's probably the reason the war started, actually,' echoing a Russian talking point on the conflict.
Bloomberg
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump Floats Friedman, Grenell as Possible Picks for UN Envoy
President Donald Trump floated former US ambassador to Israel David Friedman and special envoy Ric Grenell as potential picks for ambassador to the United Nations, after a narrow House Republican majority led him to rescind Representative Elise Stefanik's nomination. Trump last week said he asked Stefanik to stay in Congress, because he didn't want to risk losing her vote as Republicans push to pass a sprawling package of tax cuts.
