Democrats moved quickly to advance his nomination soon after Hamas attacked Israel, a key U.S. ally, earlier this month.
Washington — Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to be confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Israel on Tuesday after the Senate moved quickly to fill the post amid the war in Gaza.President Biden nominated Lew in September amid strained relations between the U.S. and its key ally over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plans to overhaul Israel's judicial system and settlement expansion in the West Bank. The Oct.
When asked about restarting nuclear talks with Iran, Lew said that it's not the appropriate time to be negotiating with the country, which provides weapons and funding to Hamas. 'I believe deeply that an agreement to not have nuclear weapons would be a good thing. But this is not the moment,' he said. Iran is not 'a rational economic player' but 'an evil, malign government that funds its evil and malign activities,' he told lawmakers. Sen.
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