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With Dermer, Netanyahu seeks a negotiator he can trust
Dermer’s ascension highlights the growing rift between the Israeli prime minister and the military and intelligence establishment
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to appoint Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer — his elusive close political confidante and advisor — as the head of Israel’s hostage negotiations team touched off a political controversy in the country that...
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