Two Iranian warships docked in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after Brazil granted permission despite pressure from the US to bar them.
Netanyahu wants to be remembered as the Israeli leader who stopped Iran from becoming nuclear. It is Dermer’s mission to help realize this legacy.
Today, Netanyahu’s government numbers 29 ministers, with fully five dealing with functions traditionally under the Foreign Ministry’s purview.
Dermer spoke of three priorities he has set for his ministry: The Abraham Accords, Iran and relations with the United States.
The government offices or departments that deal with public diplomacy are about to grow in this round of Netanyahu as prime minister.
Dermer isn’t going to be dealing with the BDS movement or with antisemitism but with more strategic foreign affairs issues as a Netanyahu confidant. Some call Dermer a shadow foreign minister.
The Negev Forum parley is underway in UAE to plan an upcoming Morocco summit, possibly in March.
Benjamin Netanyahu announced his new security cabinet, of which eight of the 11 seats were from his Likud Party.
Dermer, a former ambassador to the United States, was appointed Israel's strategic affairs minister by Netanyahu.
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