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Diplomatically Incorrect with Ron Dermer and Michael Makovsky: From Kyiv to Vienna, Ep. 1

In this inaugural podcast episode, Ambassador Ron Dermer and JINSA CEO Michael Makovsky discuss Israel’s position on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech to the Knesset, and preview the Iran Deal being negotiated in Vienna.

Elizabeth A. Berney, Ron Dermer, Michael Makovsky
(March 25, 2022 / JNS)

In this inaugural episode, Ambassador Ron Dermer and JINSA CEO Michael Makovsky discuss Israel’s position on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech to the Knesset, and preview the Iran nuclear deal being negotiated in Vienna.

Diplomatically Incorrect features one of Israel’s most consequential and controversial diplomats, former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. and Distinguished Fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) Ron Dermer, and co-host president and CEO of JINSA Michael Makovsky. Diplomatically Incorrect provides sharp and frank analysis of politics and policy on current events, America, Israel and all things Jewish. It is released twice a month.

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Elizabeth A. Berney
Elizabeth A. Berney Elizabeth A. Berney
Elizabeth A. Berney, an attorney, is director of research and special projects at the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA). The author’s title is for identification purposes only. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
Ron Dermer
Michael Makovsky
Michael Makovsky Michael Makovsky
Michael Makovsky is president and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), a leading Washington, D.C.-based public policy and education organization focused on U.S. defense and national security issues in the Middle East.
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