LR in the CABLE, here"[Michael] Oren, (Netanyahu's choice to be his ambassador to Washington) a New Jersey native who emigrated to Israel in the 1970s, is a published historian and contributing editor to The New Republic. He spoke to NPR during Israel's recent Gaza campaign in his capacity as a reservist working as a spokesman for the Israeli military. Saying the post was a done deal, a plugged-in Washington Middle East hand said Netanyahu's choice for the key post of a right-leaning historian who never previously served in any diplomatic function and with strong ties to the neoconservatives was slightly puzzling. "Not sure Netanyahu understands the changes in D.C.," he said"
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