FRI 17 FEB 2017 · 02:22 · BUSINESS

The Wall Street Journal · wsj.com

Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Israel Recants Harsh Attacks, Slurs

“Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman repeatedly expressed regret for comparing liberal Jewish groups to Nazi collaborators, for characterizing then-President Barack Obama’s views as anti-Semitic, and for disparaging Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) as a “moron.””