Dan Shapiro, former Ambassador to Israel, tapped as Biden administration’s Abraham Accords envoy
Shapiro will spearhead an effort to expand the number of countries normalizing relations with Israel
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Israel News How David Friedman Is Putting His Right-Wing Stamp On American Policy To Israel
It is rare for a United States ambassador to challenge his superior, the secretary of state. And it is even rarer for the ambassador to succeed. But that is exactly what David Friedman, the top U.S. diplomat to Israel, did recently. Taking advantage of his close ties to President Trump, Friedman took issue with the…
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Fast Forward The White House Is Back To Telling Jews That Time Started With Jesus
In the all-consuming debate surrounding President Trump’s Jerusalem statement, little attention was paid to the formal date on the proclamation signed by Trump. The end of the document stated that it was signed on “this sixth day of December in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen.” This is the formal language used by…
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Breaking News Why Ex-Ambassador Dan Shapiro Just Can’t Say Goodbye To Israel
RAANANA, Israel (JTA) – Dan Shapiro can’t seem to leave Israel. Before stepping down as the U.S. ambassador to the country in January, he said he would stay long enough for his daughters to finish the school year. On Sunday, he announced he would be sticking around even longer to join the Institute for National Security Studies, a…
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Fast Forward Dan Shapiro, Former Ambassador To Israel, Will Join Israeli Think Tank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro will join a Tel Aviv-based think tank as a visiting fellow. The Institute for National Security Studies announced the appointment on its website on Sunday. Shapiro will participate in several of the Institute’s research programs, including those on Israel-U.S. Relations, Israeli-Palestinian Relations, the Arab World,…
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Fast Forward Dan Shapiro Predicts Chaos At Trump Meeting With Bibi
Dan Shapiro, former President Barack Obama’s ambassador to Israel, isn’t keeping quiet now that he’s out of office, predicting chaos as that country’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House on Wednesday. It is, he told Politico, “an absolutely crazy time to hold a meeting with the president of the United States,” citing President…
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Fast Forward American Ambassador to Israel is Staying On as an Expat
Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro is leaving his diplomatic mansion in Herzliya but he’s not going home – instead, he and his family have rented a house in nearby Raanana to finish the school year. In an exit interview with Haaretz, Shapiro said he has received no calls from his possible successor David…
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Breaking News American Envoy Hopes To Stay in Israel So Daughter Can Finish School
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, reportedly has asked the State Department for permission to stay in Israel as a private citizen so that his daughter can complete the school year. His daughter is in the 11th grade, a year that is heavy with Israeli matriculation exams. The U.S. Embassy did not confirm the…
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