Ron Dermer’s recent resignation as Israel’s minister of strategic affairs is more than a personal decision by one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest advisers.

It marks the end of a distinct diplomatic era — one that relied heavily on Dermer’s unique networks in Washington and his role as Netanyahu’s most trusted foreign policy partner.

Dermer presented his departure as the fulfillment of a promise to his family to serve only for a limited period.

Yet the timing speaks to something larger. Israel is emerging from its most traumatic stretch in decades: the horror of Oct. 7, the prolonged Gaza war and the strain of managing multiple flashpoints from Lebanon to the Red Sea.

Dermer was central to the government’s diplomacy throughout — liaising with Washington, coordinating host

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