1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qDjApdzlrW"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/pickol-tel-aviv-lawyer-named-israels-economic-minister-to-u-s">Pickol, Tel Aviv Lawyer, Named Israel’s Economic Minister to U.S.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/pickol-tel-aviv-lawyer-named-israels-economic-minister-to-u-s/embed#?secret=qDjApdzlrW" width="600" height="338" title="“Pickol, Tel Aviv Lawyer, Named Israel’s Economic Minister to U.S.” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="qDjApdzlrW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Israel Pickol, a lawyer specializing in the field of business investment, took office this week as Israel’s Economic Minister to the United States, it was announced by the Israel Economic Mission here. Pickol, whose headquarters are in New York, succeeds David Rotlevy, who has returned to Israel after completing his 2 1/2-year term of office. […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315