{"id":1087209,"date":"2021-12-05T16:59:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T21:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1087209"},"modified":"2021-12-05T16:59:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T21:59:31","slug":"new-u-s-ambassador-to-israel-meets-with-president-herzog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-u-s-ambassador-to-israel-meets-with-president-herzog\/","title":{"rendered":"New U.S. ambassador to Israel meets with President Herzog"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-u-s-ambassador-to-israel-meets-with-president-herzog%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1087209&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2603077\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2603077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides (R) takes part in a Menorah lighting ceremony for Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, with Israeli President Isaac Herzog (C) and his wife Michal in Jerusalem, on December 5, 2021. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:18 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, December 5, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides delivered diplomatic credentials to the president of the Jewish State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy agenda as ambassador will be first and foremost to reinforce our unshakable and enduring commitment to Israel\u2019s defense,\u201d said Nides.<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony in Jerusalem on Sunday, the two officials discussed risks to regional stability posed by Iran and its nuclear aspirations. Nides said the U.S. would replenish the Iron Dome missile defense system and would cooperate with Israeli security forces.<\/p>\n<p>During their meeting, the Israeli president also warned against restoring a nuclear deal with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are closely following the international community\u2019s recent negotiations with Iran,\u201d said President Isaac Herzog. \u201cIsrael is keeping all options on the table and it must be said that if the international community does not take a vigorous stance on this issue, Israel will do so. Israel will protect itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAmbIsrael?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USAmbIsrael<\/a> Tom Nides presents his credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the President\u2019s Residence in Jerusalem. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yjhOeAWKmA\">https:\/\/t.co\/yjhOeAWKmA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (@usembassyjlm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usembassyjlm\/status\/1467488302391603203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Biden administration has been advancing indirect talks with Iran in Vienna to restore the failed 2015 nuclear deal, despite opposition by Israel.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/s-c-nurse-charged-for-making-fake-vaccine-cards-lying-to-jury\/\">S.C. 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