Dershowitz Still has Open Mind on Israeli Ambassadorship, but it’s No for Now
Leading Israel advocate and top American lawyer Prof. Alan Dershowitz says he is “currently” against accepting the position of Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, but is keeping an “open mind.”
Dershowitz spoke exclusively with Israel National News after concluding a meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi on Thursday. The respected Harvard law professor has also met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders on his current nine-day trip, and is scheduled to meet with Netanyahu yet again. The two are to discuss, once more, the prime minister’s offer to have Dershowitz serve as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations.
“The truth is that nothing would give me more fulfillment and satisfaction than to fill such a position,” Dershowitz said. “However, though I am keeping an open mind on the issue, I currently feel that I cannot take it, mainly because of the perceptions of dual loyalty that could arise” - specifically, regarding Iran, on which he elaborated.