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Dermer at Trump Tower
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Netanyahu's close associate vouches for Trump, Bannon

Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer meets with Trump's transition team in New York, telling reporters afterwards: 'We look forward to working with all of the members of the Trump administration, including Steve Bannon, and making the US-Israel alliance stronger than ever.'

Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer met with US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team at Trump Tower in New York on Thursday, bringing with him a message of support from Jerusalem.

 

 

It is unclear whether Dermer met with the president-elect himself, while the Israeli Embassy in Washington would not confirm or deny it.

 

"Israel has no doubt that President-elect Trump is a true friend of Israel. We have no doubt that Vice President-elect Mike Pence is a true friend of Israel, he was one of Israel’s greatest friends in the Congress, one of the most pro-Israel governors in the country," Dermer, a close associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told the surprised reporters who met him at the lobby of Trump Tower.

 

Ron Dermer after his meeting at Trump Tower (Photo: AP) (Photo: AP)
Ron Dermer after his meeting at Trump Tower (Photo: AP)

 

"We look forward to working with the Trump administration, with all of the members of the Trump administration, including Steve Bannon, and making the US-Israel alliance stronger than ever," Dermer added.

 

Trump's appointment of Bannon has been criticized by Democrats, civil rights organizations and some Republicans, who denounce the former Breitbart News chief as having made the website a forum for the "alt-right," a loose grouping of neo-Nazis, white supremacists and anti-Semites.

 

Reuters contributed to this report.

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.18.16, 09:29
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