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Yechiel Leiter, U.S.-born former Netanyahu aide, to be Israel’s next ambassador to Washington

Leiter’s son Moshe was killed in Gaza last year; Netanyahu told the family’s story in his speech to a joint session of Congress

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Rabbi Yechiel Leiter

Yechiel Leiter, a Scranton, Pa.-born former aide to Israeli Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon, will be Israel’s next ambassador to the U.S., the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Friday.

Leiter is expected to arrive in Washington in...

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