I wasn't surprised that Ron Dermer was selected this morning to replace Michael Oren as Israel's ambassador to the UN. Dermer was considered the likely front-runner for the spot. He was profiled in Tablet Magazine article two years ago, and previously represented Israel's economic interests in the US.
A frequent of the pro-Israel speaking circuit, I heard him speak when I was in high school. The story he told us, and that he loves to repeat, is from a class debate in college. Dermer signed up to debate the Arab-Israeli conflict and he was assigned the pro-Arab side. So what did the doggedly Zionist Dermer do? He made a persuasive case against Israel. Afterwards he was asked if researching the debate changed his views. Dermer replied that it did not because he lied just like Israel's critics so often do.
Mazal Tov Ron Dermer! Michael Oren, we'll miss you. You've been terrific.
A frequent of the pro-Israel speaking circuit, I heard him speak when I was in high school. The story he told us, and that he loves to repeat, is from a class debate in college. Dermer signed up to debate the Arab-Israeli conflict and he was assigned the pro-Arab side. So what did the doggedly Zionist Dermer do? He made a persuasive case against Israel. Afterwards he was asked if researching the debate changed his views. Dermer replied that it did not because he lied just like Israel's critics so often do.
Mazal Tov Ron Dermer! Michael Oren, we'll miss you. You've been terrific.
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