President Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel faced tough questioning from Democrats at his confirmation hearing Thursday about everything from past controversial comments to his stance on the so-called two-state solution. The heated hearing captured an intense debate playing out over his nomination, in editorial pages and newspaper ads across the country. David Friedman is the latest Trump nominee targeted by Democrats, after they helped pressure labor secretary pick Andrew Puzder to withdraw from consideration on Wednesday. The bankruptcy lawyer was not only grilled by Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee but heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters. The New York Times editorial board, meanwhile, predicted the confirmation of Friedman would ‘provoke conflict in Israel” and “undermine American leadership” in the Middle East.

Source: Fox News February 16, 2017 22:56 UTC