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“Our position is very clear, we don’t support legalizing any outposts or settlement growth,” says Thomas Nides.
Yuli Edelstein and Tom Nides speak about communities across the Green Line, Iran and bilateral ties.
The International March of the Living honors former Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and his wife, Rhoda, at its 35th Anniversary Gala celebration in Miami, Florida, Jan. 10, 2023. Credit: Alex Traiman.
‘The march of a people whose destiny is to live’
The International March of the Living honors Israel’s former Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.
U.S. Ambassador Thomas Nides lights a Hanukkah flame at the Western Wall Plaza as Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau (standing with the child) and Rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites Shmuel Rabinowitz (directly behind Nides) look on, Dec. 25, 2022. Credit: The Western Wall Heritage Foundation.
US ambassador participates in menorah-lighting ceremony at Western Wall
“On behalf of President Biden and the American people we want to wish you on the eighth night of Hanukkah a chag sameach,” Thomas Nides said.
“The Biden Administration sees its job as taking the accords from a startup to a real operation,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, a co-chair of the Games.
Palestinians in Gaza Laud Terror
Two Americans wounded in Jerusalem terror bombings
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides confirmed two American citizens were among the score of victims.
Disagreements over the post of defense minister has lead to an impasse in coalition negotiations, with Netanyahu attempting to assuage concerns over the matter, asking his supporters for “a little patience.”
Given that David Friedman was part of a Republican presidential administration and Nides serves in a Democratic one, their co-leadership of this year’s trip “highlights America’s bipartisan solidarity with Israel and its commitment to combat antisemitism in all its forms, a commitment which transcends politics and partisan agendas,” International March of the Living stated.
“Most Arab countries oppose annexation,” says U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides.
Thomas Nides added that he looks forward to “continuing to work with the Israeli government on our shared interests and values.”
Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel says he meets every week with his American counterpart Tom Nides, who he describes as a “secret weapon.”
The U.S. ambassador to Jerusalem wants Americans to know that Israel is a democracy where, by and large, Arab and Jewish citizens get along just fine, and Israelis to know that America will always have their back.