The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas.
Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43.Related video above: The Biden administration fights for more funding abroadHe has promised to stand side by side with Israel's leaders as they respond to the militant group's surprise attack on Oct. 7, telling senators in his confirmation hearing in mid-October that 'at this moment, there is no greater mission than to be asked to strengthen the ties between the United States and the state of Israel.
The deal with Iran – the chief sponsor of Hamas – was later scuttled by former President Donald Trump.'This is the wrong person at the wrong time in the wrong place,' said Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, just before the vote. 'The last thing we need is somebody who is very contrary to our view about how Iran should be handled.'Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin, D-Md.
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Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to IsraelThe Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas.
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Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to IsraelThe Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas.
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Jacob Lew, ex-treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as U.S. ambassador to IsraelThe Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas.
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Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to IsraelThe Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew was a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama. He has promised to stand side by side with Israel's leaders as they respond to the militant group’s surprise attack on Oct.
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