Netanyahu appoints Yechiel Leiter as next Israeli ambassador to US after Trump’s victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed US-born academic Yechiel Leiter as Israel’s next ambassador to the United States. Leiter, who will assume the position in January 2025, will succeed Michael Herzog. Leiter has a long history of service in the Israeli government and is the father of Major Moshe Yedidyah Leiter, who was killed in combat in Gaza in 2023.