‘I mean, it’s that significant and will go down as one of the great events that will hopefully protect the Jewish people … for another 100 years,’ David Friedman says
Israel’s surprise attack on Iran ranks among the Jewish people’s greatest feats, alongside Moses’ parting of the Red Sea, former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman said Friday.
“I would say in the 3,500-year history of the Jewish people, what happened last night is up there with the splitting of the Red Sea, the Six-Day War, and the raid on Entebbe. I mean, it’s that significant and will go down as one of the great events that will hopefully protect the Jewish people … for another 100 years,” Friedman told Fox News. “The people of Israel right now are feeling a lot better, and I would say people in America woke up this morning a lot safer than they were yesterday because this was a threat that impacts America as well.”
Israel’s surprise attack on Iran involved over 200 Israeli aircraft carrying out five waves of airstrikes on dozens of high-value targets with support from covert ground operations. The offensive killed several top Iranian military officials and senior nuclear scientists and took out Iran’s main uranium enrichment site at Natanz.
Iran retaliated by launching 100 drones, but none reached Israeli territory. Tehran later fired off dozens of ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other cities, injuring at least 15 as of Friday afternoon.
Israel “intercepted 100 out of 100 drones last night,” Friedman said before Iran’s missile strikes. “There is also well reason to be concerned. There is also reason to feel that the Israeli Defense Forces are up to the challenge.”