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WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has advanced Jack Lew's nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel. The Democratic-led panel reported the nomination out of the committee in a 12-9 vote on Wednesday, a week after Lew, who served as treasury secretary and White House chief of staff under President Barack Obama, testified before lawmakers at his confirmation hearing. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
At his confirmation hearing last week, Lew said that Israel’s “security is paramount” and called Iran “a threat to regional stability and Israel’s existence.” “I will do my utmost to end the horrific attacks by Hamas and to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself, and I will spare no effort in working to help American citizens now captive to return home safely,” he said. After the Oct. 7 terror attack, the White House began working urgently to kick-start the confirmation process.
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