Solidifying the incoming administration’s ties to Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced his selection of David Friedman, a bankruptcy lawyer and one of the firm’s founding partners, to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.

Friedman’s selection for the post, which is subject to Senate confirmation, follows his role as a close campaign adviser to Trump on the U.S.-Israel relations. Friedman has staked out public positions as a hardline backer of Israel and a supporter of West Bank settlements, earning harsh criticism from more left-leaning Jewish Americans.

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