Netanyahu appoints Yechiel Leiter as Israel's ambassador to U.S. Hardline settler, ex-member of far-right Kahanist group

Leiter is an American immigrant, former member of Meir Kahane's Jewish Defense League, West Bank annexation supporter, senior fellow at Kohelet Policy Forum and first-time diplomat. The pick signals Netanyahu's intention to align with Israel's settler movement in collaboration with the incoming Trump administration