US envoy to Times of Israel: 'My job is to calm things down, not to jazz things up'

Two months in, Ambassador Thomas Nides sets out his approach to the role, explains why he won't visit settlements, hails the 'beautiful' government, insists Biden 'gets it' on Iran

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