Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu names Yechiel Leiter ambassador to the United States

08 Nov 2024, 18:24 by Clyde Hughes · UPI

Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday announced that Yechiel Leiter will become the country's new ambassador to the United States just days after Donald Trump won re-election as president.

Leiter will start his new role on Jan. 10, less than two weeks before Trump formally returns to the White House.