Published: 27 November 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
In tapping Blinken, Biden will be served by confidante with deep Jewish roots (Times of Israel)
Secretary of state nominee’s work with president-elect spans decades and while the two sparred with Israel over Iran, they remain guided by fundamental support for Jewish state
Joe Biden formally introduces his foreign policy team (Jerusalem Post)
Nominated Secretary of State Anthony Blinken recounted his late stepfather's experience as a Holocaust survivor
Israel can sleep easy with Biden’s top foreign policy picks – analysis (Jerusalem Post)
Unclear what input Kerry will have outside his climate portfolio
Palestinian Authority reaches understandings with Biden staff (Haaretz)
Ramallah hopes to restore its relationship with Washington after reaching a historic low under President Trump
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Biden picks Cuban-American Jewish lawyer Mayorkas as US Homeland Security chief (Haaretz)
Praised as a talented manager with knowledge of DHS, Mayorkas has emphasised the heightened threat facing American Jews
Janet Yellen to be nominated as first female treasury secretary (JTA)
Photo: Joe Biden and Tony Blinken (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
