Tag: Ron Dermer
Netanyahu welcomes lifting of restrictions on Jonathan Pollard
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night welcomed the news that Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. intelligence analyst who served three decades in prison for espionage on behalf of Israel, was no longer restricted by...
Dermer says UAE-Israel normalization a ‘paradigm shift’ in Mideast relations
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said he believes that the deal to normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates is a “paradigm shift” in the Middle East that could lead major...
Israel set to formalize appointment of Gilad Erdan as new UN, US ambassador
The Israeli government is set to formalize the appointment of outgoing Regional Cooperation Minister and previous Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan as the country’s next ambassador to the United Nations. The appointment is expected...
At virtual CUFI summit, Dermer lauds planned Israeli declaration of sovereignty
Ahead of Israel expected to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said on Monday that the Trump administration’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan, released earlier...
Israel will be ‘America’s most important ally in the 21st century,’ says US ambassador
Israel is going to be “America’s most important ally in the 21st century,” Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., Dermer...
US-Israeli sovereignty committee ready to work as Trump appoints members
The joint U.S.-Israel committee tasked with mapping the areas to which Israel will extend its sovereignty under the Trump Mideast peace plan is ready to start working.
A senior official in the U.S. administration confirmed...
While critics cry foul, Dermer delivers and Friedman bears fruit for democratic allies
Amid the fallout of the decision to bar Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from entering the Israel for their self-titled tour of “Palestine” organized by the pro-BDS organization Miftah has come a...
After Tlaib and Omar ban, Democrats let radicals take the steering wheel
Taking the blame for actions undertaken by their governments is part of every ambassador’s job. So it’s hardly surprising that Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, and David Friedman, the American ambassador...
Democrats weigh action against Israeli, US ambassadors over Tlaib, Omar entry ban
A group of Democratic members of the House of Representatives is considering opening an investigation into the conduct of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman following Israel’s decisionto bar Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan...
Dermer: Denying entry of Omar, Tlaib into Israel not due to pressure from Trump
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer dismissed accusations that the decision to bar Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) from entering Israel was the result of pressure by U.S....