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Sunday, December 5, 2021
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, December 5, 2021
New US ambassador meets PM Bennett in Jerusalem
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US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides meets Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on December 5, 2021. (Matty Stern/US Embassy Jerusalem)
Hours after he presented his credentials to President Isaac Herzog, new US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides meets with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem.
After their conversation, the pair hold a joint candle-lighting ceremony for the final night of Hanukkah.
Earlier today, Nides told Herzog that he shares “the firm commitment to security, economic prosperity, and democracy for both our nations.”
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