Former Israeli ambassador to the US and new Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer addresses the Knesset (parliament) as the new government is sworn in, in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022. Dermer will essentially serve as Netanyahu’s point man with Washington, focusing on advancing normalization with Saudi Arabia. AMIR COHEN/JNS
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer was sworn on Thursday as strategic affairs minister. Dermer, a confidante of Prime Minister Netanyahu and known as “Bibi’s Brain,” is set to resurrect a ministry closed down by the previous government.
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