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If Vivek Ramaswamy becomes Secretary of State, his ‘America First’ ideology could complicate U.S.-Israel relationship

JL;DR SUMMARY The potential nomination of Vivek Ramaswamy as Secretary of State under President-elect Donald Trump could introduce significant shifts in the U.S.-Israel relationship. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Vivek RamaswamyJewish CommunityDonald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsForeign PolicyMilitary AidAmerica FirstMiddle East PolicyNon Interventionism

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Florida, United States
"Other candidates on the list include politicians with more traditional pro-Israel bona fides: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio; Ric Grenell, the former U.S. ambassador to Germany and former acting director of national intelligence; Robert OBrien, who served as Trumps final national security adviser in the first term; and Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty."
Tennessee, United States
"Other candidates on the list include politicians with more traditional pro-Israel bona fides: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio; Ric Grenell, the former U.S. ambassador to Germany and former acting director of national intelligence; Robert OBrien, who served as Trumps final national security adviser in the first term; and Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty."
Jerusalem, Israel
"In an interview with the Forward, Ramaswamy maintained that his plan echoed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus position in the early 1990s: that Israel itself should voluntarily move away from its dependence on U.S. economic assistance, which amounted to $1.2 billion a year at the time."
Saudi Arabia
"He later clarified the proposed cut as a strategy to enable Israel to become more self-reliant by encouraging its integration with Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia and Oman."
Oman
"He later clarified the proposed cut as a strategy to enable Israel to become more self-reliant by encouraging its integration with Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia and Oman."

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