Dershowitz turned down offer to be Israel's ambassador to the UN
Israel's Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Aharonoth reported on Tuesday that Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz turned down an offer from Prime Minister Netanyahu to become Israel's ambassador to the United Nations (screen capture of original Hebrew report below). Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman have been searching for the right candidate for quite a long time after the appointment of Alon Pinkas, a Lieberman candidate, was taken off the agenda. The foreign minister mentioned top Jewish-American lawyer Alan Dershowitz (72) as a potential candidate, and Netanyahu loved the idea. The two sent an envoy to examine his position. If he accepted, he should have made Aliya (immigrated to Israel) and received an Israeli citizenship. Netanyahu counted on his persuasive skills, having done that before when he convinced Stanley Fischer to become Bank of Israel governor, and Fischer indeed immigrated to Israel in 2005. Yet, despite their efforts, Dershowitz declined the offer.Hmmm.
Dershowitz is presently Israel’s most prominent advocate when it comes to war against terror. He believes that Israel is one of the most moral states in the world and that its war against terror is, in many respects, even more moral than the US antiterror efforts.
The prime minister’s bureau responded: “We do not comment on internal discussions concerning positions on the Israeli Foreign Service.” The foreign minister’s bureau refused in principle to confirm or deny candidates’ names before a decision is made. Officials associated with the two leaders, however, confirmed the report.
Yediot May04-10 [Dershowitz Rejects Netanyahu Offer on UN]
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:30 PM
5 Comments:
What a shame.
While I am not always on his side he is a tireless advocate for Israel always asking, "why the obsession?"
The more this question is asked, the closer we come to the reality of truth.
I had the privilege to hear him on two college campuses and I was completely impressed. He would indeed be the perfect candidate. I wish we could bring back Dan Gillerman. I could listen to him for hours on end. Ditto Dore Gold.
Thank God he declined.
In the book, "A Case for Peace," Dershowitz says that a divided Jerusalem must be a part of a two-state solution.
We need a Kahanist, or at least a God fearing, practicing, Shomer Shabbat, Shomer Kashrut, Orthodox Jew, without any trace of self-hating.
Dershowitz is a great guy in a lot of ways, but a horrible choice to represent Israel politically.
dershowitz is not a self hating jew
he is a secular jew...who does show great respect to frum jews
i disagree with his stance on yerushalyim, however, that is not enough to call him a self hating jew
im glad he didnt take the post, because he has stated unequivocally...he is not an israeli
the post needs to be held by an israeli...not just a jew
but definitely not a kahanist
the only cool thing that wouldve occurred had he taken the post, was that the finkelsteins of the world wouldve had a huge conniption fit
I agree, Thank G-d. Actually, we need to ignore the UN. Why give them legitimacy.
why not Sharansky?
He shares Lieberman's politics and there are few with more moral weight behind them.
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