Daughter of Ambassador David Friedman Makes Aliyah on Special Flight [WATCH]

Abra Forman : Aug 15, 2017
Breaking Israel News

Talia, who made Aliyah from New York, joined over 200 other Jewish immigrants on the chartered El Al flight.

(Israel)—[Breaking Israel News] On Tuesday, the 23-year-old daughter of David Friedman, President Donald Trump's ambassador to Israel, realized a "life-long dream" as she made Aliyah (immigrated to Israel) on a special chartered flight along with 232 other returning exiles from North America. (Photo: US ambassador to Israel David Friedman with his daughter Talia/Miriam Alster/Flash90/via BIN)

Friedman and his wife were on the tarmac to greet Talia, a nurse, as her plane landed at Ben Gurion Airport.

"We're so proud of our daughter Talia. She always wanted to live in Israel, and she's realizing her dream," the ambassador told reporters. "The whole family is just very proud of her and we're here to just greet her and to give her a hug and to wish her hatzlacha raba (success) here in Israel. We're very excited."

Friedman emphasized that his entire family held Zionism as a high ideal.  "We just want her to be happy. This is something she always wanted to do. She loves Israel. We..."

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