Dermer is a former Israeli ambassador to the United States and is widely considered to be Netanyahu's closest confidant. Following Netanyahu's victory in Israel's latest national elections, he offered Dermer the position of head of the National Security Council; however, Dermer declined the offer, apparently due to family reasons as the position has an exceptionally high workload.
Following this, those close to Netanyahu decided to offer Dermer a ministerial portfolio, either Minister of Strategic Affairs, Minister for Regional Cooperation, or a newly created position that would enable Dermer to take a leading role in forming Israel's foreign policy. However, after reconsidering the number of portfolios available to the Likud party, Netanyahu is reportedly inclining to the idea of offering the Foreign Ministry portfolio to Dermer, which would prevent a potential leadership rival from taking such a senior position in the new government. READ MORE
