ABOUT OUR FOUNDER
One Jewish State was founded by former United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. The think tank is based on his bestselling book by the same name.
Who is Ambassador David Friedman?
As the United States Ambassador to Israel from March 2017 until January 2021, Ambassador David Friedman successfully guided unprecedented diplomatic advancements in the US – Israel relationship, including moving the United States Embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He also is among a small group of American officials responsible for the “Abraham Accords” — peace and normalization agreements between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco — for which he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021.
Ambassador Friedman has been recognized by the Jerusalem Post on many occasions as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world. He also was named one of the 20 Most Impactful Persons of the Past Decade by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ambassador Friedman was honored by President Trump with the National Security Medal in September 2020 – less than 70 Americans have received that award in its history — and by the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff with the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal in April 2019. He has received numerous other honors, recognitions and awards including honorary doctorates from Yeshiva University in New York and Ariel University in Samaria.
Ambassador Friedman is the author of two books. HarperCollins published Ambassador Friedman’s memoir, Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East in 2022. In its first week, Sledgehammer broke sales records for a book on the State of Israel.
His second book, One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, was published by Humanix Books in 2024. This think tank is based on the ideas presented in that book.
