One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict with a Foreword by Mike Pompeo

THE TERRORIST MASSACRE COMMITTED BY HAMAS AGAINST INNOCENT ISRAELIS ON OCTOBER 7, 2023 BROUGHT GREAT TRAUMA TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL.

BUT IT ALSO HAS BROUGHT GREAT CLARITY. 

It is this clarity that tells us we must try something NEW. 

It is this clarity that tells us Israel must plan its future on its own and not obsess about what others think. 

And it is this clarity that compels us to go back to basics — to return to the biblical values and divine covenants that unite the Jewish people.

It is this clarity that has inspired David Friedman, former US Ambassador to Israel and bestselling author of SLEDGEHAMMER, to write and lead a new movement: 

ONE JEWISH STATE

The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

One of the leading architects of the historic Abraham Accords, David Friedman explains why in these turbulent and dangerous times, the simple phrase of three words – ONE JEWISH STATE – must be the guideline for Israel and the world’s collective future.

Each word of ONE JEWISH STATE is deeply instilled with meaning:

ONE: There is only ONE country earmarked for the Jewish people; ONE. There are 49 Muslim countries, and many Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu countries, but only ONE Jewish State.         

JEWISH: This Jewish State is exactly that – JEWISH. It is the place where Jewish history was born, where Jewish values were created and where more Jews live than anywhere else. It is situated on the land given to the Jewish people by God in the words of the Holy Bible.

STATE: Israel is not just a place; it is a country with sovereignty over its land and responsibility for its inhabitants. Today that sovereignty has been called into question by the nations of the world and even by some within Israel. But Israel cannot be Jewish without sovereignty over the places that make it Jewish. 

Friedman proposes a goal and a path, with God’s help, for Israel to have complete sovereignty over all its biblical homeland – in a just manner that brings peace, prosperity, and essential human dignity to ALL of Israel’s inhabitants. In ONE JEWISH STATE he will explore:

• The History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• The True History of Jews and Muslims in the Disputed Territories
• Past, Present & Future Legal Issues
• Prior Proposals, Peace Plans and So-Called “Solutions,” and Why They ALL Failed
• Why Israel has Succeeded as a Regional Superpower While its Arab Neighbors Have Failed
• Palestinian Tribalism and the Creation of a Nationalist Movement
• Religious and Biblical Issues, Conflict and Agreement
• Palestinian and Muslim Leaders and Goals for Their Peoples
• Geographic and Security Considerations for ALL
• Hamas and the Gaza Strip – Insoluble for Now
• American Evangelicals and Their Influence

Ambassador Friedman's book persuasively explains the many reasons why  in this massive world there MUST remain room for ONE JEWISH STATE.

"Read everything Ambassador Friedman writes about Israel and Gaza. He knows his stuff."—HUGH HEWITT

MICHAEL R. POMPEO (WICHITA, KANSAS) served as the 70th Secretary of State of the United States, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and was elected to four terms in Congress representing the Fourth District of Kansas. He is a distinguished fellow at Hudson Institute, where he focuses on promoting U.S. national security, technological leadership and global engagement.

Pompeo graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986. He served as a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army, leading troops patrolling the Iron Curtain, rising to the rank of Captain. He left the military in 1991 and then graduated from Harvard Law School, having served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

Up next was almost a decade leading two manufacturing businesses in South Central Kansas — first in the aerospace industry and then making energy drilling and production equipment. These two companies made real stuff and provided high — quality jobs for hundreds of hard-working Kansans.

In 2010, Pompeo watched government grow too big and decided to run for Congress. He won and was re-elected three more times to represent South Central Kansas — the heartland of America. Despite being an outsider and fairly junior, he played important roles on the House Benghazi and House Intelligence Committees, working to keep our soldiers and diplomats safe and America more secure.

Becoming America’s most senior spy, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was Pompeo’s next chance to champion American values. He improved collection and operations and made sure that American leaders had the best information in the world to make decisions that impacted the lives of every American and the generations behind us.

President Donald Trump saw that good work and decided to make Pompeo America’s 70th Secretary of State. As our nation’s most senior diplomat in the Trump Administration and President Trump’s chief negotiator, Secretary Pompeo helped to craft U.S. foreign policy based on our nation’s founding ideals that put America First. America became a massive energy exporter and a force for good in the Middle East with real peace cemented in the Abraham Accords. He placed special emphasis on renewing alliances with key allies, including India, Japan, Australia, and South Korea. He also led a return to America’s founding principles and a focus on every human life being worthy and the protection of the unborn. The largest human rights gatherings ever held at the State Department occurred under his leadership.

Secretary Pompeo’s time at the State Department marked the end of naïve engagement with the Chinese Communist Party, pulling back the curtain shielding the egregious acts of the CCP that threaten American jobs and freedoms. He focused efforts on calling out and punishing perpetrators of attacks on basic human dignity in places like Cuba and Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, Nigeria, China and elsewhere. He also led a team that executed America’s largest ever global repatriation effort in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Secretary Pompeo is the New York Times bestselling author of Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love.

Married to Susan, Pompeo and his wife have one son, Nick. The Pompeos dedicated many volunteer hours to their home church — including teaching 5th grade Sunday School and Mike’s time as a church Deacon. The Pompeos also volunteered on numerous educational, fine arts and local government programs and projects. Nick’s Dad also went undefeated as a coach of his son’s 3 on 3 team in summer league. The Pompeo’s two retrievers, Sherman and Mercer, each named after important generals, are patriots too!

The author lives and works in the Wichita, KS.

DAVID FRIEDMAN (JERUSALEM, NEW YORK, NEW YORK & BOCA RATON, FLORIDA) served as the United States Ambassador to Israel from 2017 to 2021. Under his leadership, the United States made unprecedented and historic diplomatic advances, including moving its Embassy to Jerusalem and recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Ambassador Friedman was also one of the architects of the Abraham Accords. For his efforts, he was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and granted the National Security Medal. 

On numerous occasions, The Jerusalem Post has named Ambassador Friedman one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world — he rose to number 2 in 2019 and number 1 in 2020.  In 2021, The New York Times described him "as one of America’s most influential envoys" and as someone "who drove the radical overhaul of White House policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

Ambassador Friedman is the bestselling author of Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East, and the executive producer and co-star, with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, of Route 60: The Biblical Highway, a film about Judea and Samaria. In 2021, he launched the Friedman Center for Peace through Strength which has recently launched a project that bears the name of this book: One Jewish State.

He lives with his wife, Tammy, in Jerusalem and Florida, and is a proud father and grandfather.

To learn more about the One Jewish State movement and get involved, go to OneJewishState.net.

FriedmanCenter.com