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Top Trump official overseeing Iran and Israel portfolio worked for Israeli ministry of defense
21 April 2025 18:55 BST
US President Donald Trump's appointment of Merav Ceren to oversee Iran and Israel policy at the White House’s National Security Council could raise concerns about conflict of interest and security clearance.
Ceren previously worked at Israel’s Ministry of Defense, where she participated in negotiations in the occupied West Bank between Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories, known as Cogat, and Palestinian Authority officials, according to a profile provided by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank.
Ceren is listed as a 2016-2017 National Security Fellow at the think tank. Ceren was more recently the Deputy Policy Director for Republican Senator Ted Cruz.