The Case for Democracy is a foreign policy manifesto written by one-time Soviet political prisoner and former Israeli Member of the Knesset, Natan Sharansky, Sharansky's friend Ron Dermer is the book's co-author, an American-born Israeli political consultant and diplomat, who currently serves as the Israeli Ambassador, to which country?
Ron Dermer Ron Dermer (Hebrew: רון דרמר‎ ‎ , born April 16, 1971) is an American-born Israeli political consultant and diplomat who currently serves as the Israeli Ambassador to the United States. He previously served as Israel's economic envoy to the United States from 2005 to 2008, a position requiring him to give up his American citizenship, and subsequently served as senior adviser to current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for four years. On July 9, 2013 Dermer was confirmed by the government of Israel as Israel's ambassador to the United States, replacing Michael Oren. He began serving as Israel's Ambassador to the United States in October 2013.
Ze'ev Elkin Ze'ev Elkin (Hebrew: זְאֵב אֵלְקִין‎ ; Russian: Зеэв Элькин ; born 3 April 1971) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud and as Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Minister of Environmental Protection.