No, Israel Ambassador Lotem was not fired after congratulating President-Elect William Ruto

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Israel Ambassador Michael Lotem fired after congratulating President-elect William Ruto

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. On August 26, 2022, we contacted Israel’s Deputy Ambassador Drora Dorsman Yarkoni, who responded in an email stating that the information is false.

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Email from Israel Deputy Ambassador Drora Dorsman Yarkoni

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No, Israel Ambassador Lotem was not fired after congratulating President-Elect William Ruto

On August 26, 2022, we contacted Israel Deputy Ambassador Drora Dorsman Yarkoni, who confirmed that the claim that Israel Ambassador Michael Lotem was fired after congratulating President-elect William Ruto is false.

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