{"id":541266,"date":"2021-05-26T11:35:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=541266"},"modified":"2021-05-26T11:35:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:35:35","slug":"biden-has-reportedly-picked-his-ambassador-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-reportedly-picked-his-ambassador-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Has Reportedly Picked His Ambassador To Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fbiden-has-reportedly-picked-his-ambassador-to-israel%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=541266&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--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"37.010299625468\">\n<p>President Joe Biden will reportedly name Tom Nides, a former State Department official, as the American ambassador to Israel, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The AP noted that filling the vacant position became a top priority following the eruption of violence between Israel and Hamas. The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/20\/breaking-israel-reportedly-agrees-ceasefire-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">days-long conflict<\/a> was the worst since 2014, and resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/gaza-truce-between-israel-hamas-begins-mediated-by-egypt-2021-05-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hundreds dead<\/a>, including dozens of children.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/17\/joe-biden-first-call-netanyahu-middle-east-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first spoke<\/a> with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February, and has begun <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/02\/joe-biden-iran-nuclear-deal-jcpoa-vienna-austria-negotiation-european-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">negotiations<\/a> regarding a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which Netanyahu adamantly opposes. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/18\/danny-danon-us-israel-relations-uncertainty-nuclear-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Former Israeli Ambassador Is Optimistic About US-Israel Relations Despite Uncertainty Surrounding Nuclear Deal)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7199389\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7199389\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7199389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1233095691-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - MAY 25: (ISRAEL OUT) In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the first leg of his four-day trip to the Middle East, on May 25, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Haim Zach \/ GPO via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1233095691-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1233095691-195x120.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1233095691-620x381-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1233095691-768x472-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1233095691-1536x944-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1233095691-2048x1258-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7199389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in Jerusalem. (Haim Zach \/ GPO via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The official also told the AP that US-Israel diplomatic efforts were delayed due to Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/23\/netanyahu-lapid-israeli-election-polls-close\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fourth round of elections<\/a> in March. Netanyahu, amid his trial for alleged corruption, failed to secure enough votes to form a parliamentary majority, though his challengers failed to do so as well.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his work at the State Department, Nides also worked for former House Speaker Tom Foley and Democratic Rep. Tony Coelho, the AP noted, and has worked in other financial firms.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden will reportedly name Tom Nides, a former State Department official, as the American ambassador to Israel, according to the Associated Press. 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