Ambassador Yoram Ettinger, formerly a Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy in Washington, said on Wednesday that he believes that the pro-Israel Republican candidate, Newt Gingrich, who won Saturday’s primary in South Carolina, has a good chance to beat Mitt Romney and run against President Barack Obama in November’s presidential election.
“The public is very enthusiastic about Gingrich’s ideology,” Ettinger told Arutz Sheva. “He is considered a friend of Israel and in his previous position as Speaker of the House of Representatives he proved to be an avid fan of Israel.” More
