The White House nominated Daniel Kurtzer as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel. Kurtzer’s nomination has been a point of contention among some segments of the American Jewish community. Right-wing groups worry that because he is an Orthodox Jew, he may bend over backward to be even-handed and support Arab stances.
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