Ron Dermer, New Israel Ambassador to U.S., Would Also Likely Get a Chilly Irvine Reception
Israel today named a replacement for Michael Oren, the ambassador to the U.S. whose appearance at UC Irvine in February 2010 sparked what would become an international incident and debate over the freedom of speech. Ron Dermer, a former adviser on U.S. affairs to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an organizer for Mitt Romney's trip …