The official Twitter account of the US Ambassador to Israel had a brief name change yesterday to "US Ambassador to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza" after the inauguration of President Joe Biden. The account was quickly changed back to "US Ambassador to Israel". Asked whether this brief change suggested that a shift in American foreign policy can be expected under Biden, an embassy spokeswoman said: "This is not a policy change or indication of future policy change. It was an inadvertent edit, and not reflective of a policy change." In his first day in office, Biden reversed a number of Trump era policies, including the controversial "Muslim travel ban". However, indications are that he will not overturn the most […]
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