Speaking with a reporter at a ceremony marking the arrival of 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft purchased by El Al at Ben-Gurion Airport,\u00a0David Friedman, Trump\u2019s Israel ambassador, said the president is doing a good job but is treated unfairly by the media and should be given a chance.<\/p>\n
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Asked, however, if he agreed with Trump\u2019s statement after the August 12 Charlottesville rally, where white supremacists marched, chanting racist and anti-Semitic slogans, and which ended with the death of a 32-year-old counter-protester, Friedman said, \u201cI think the reaction wasn\u2019t fine, but, you know, I\u2019d rather talk about Boeing today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump blamed \u201cboth sides\u201d for the violence in his initial statement, including the \u201calt-right and the alt-left.\u201d The reaction across the Jewish community was overwhelmingly critical. Most felt he should have included a swift, clear condemnation of the neo-Nazi marchers.<\/p>\n
The next day, Trump slammed the White Supremacists, KKK and neo-Nazis, saying hatred has no place in America, although he stood by his statement blaming both sides. At a press conference that followed, he said there were also \u201cvery fine people\u201d on both sides, which further infuriated the community.<\/p>\n
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