Biden administration officials say they hope Ron Dermer, the former Israeli ambassador to Washington and incoming PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s close confidant, will be appointed to a senior post in the new Israeli government.
Biden administration officials say they hope Ron Dermer, the former Israeli ambassador to Washington and incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s close confidant, will be appointed to a senior post in the new Israeli government.The Obama administration had a difficult history with Dermer, but Biden officials believe they can "talk to" him and say "he understands the [U.S.
In the weeks leading to the Israeli elections and even more so since the elections, Nides and Dermer have been in constant contact, according to U.S. sources.Dermer was appointed as ambassador in 2013 at the beginning of former President Obama's second term.Then-national security adviser Susan Rice and other White House officials saw Dermer as awho was interfering in domestic U.S. politics.
The speech, which focused on urging members of Congress to oppose the nuclear deal the Obama administration negotiated with Iran, created deep anger towards Israel among some Democratic politicians.Netanyahu asked Dermer to be his national security adviser, but he refused and asked to be appointed as the foreign minister, Likud sources.
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