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The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country fights a war with Hamas. Lew, a Treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43. Lew has promised to stand side by side with Israel's leaders as they respond to the militant group's October 7 attack,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. He has promised to stand side by side with Israel’s leaders as they respond to the militant […]

Former cabinet secretary Jack Lew was confirmed as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, following a vote in the Senate where he got only two Republicans' support.

WASHINGTON -- The 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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The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas.

Jacob Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43. -photo

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The action, first reported by Reuters, prohibits certain financial services by Americans to the state oil and gas enterprise starting on Dec. 15, the Treasury said in a statement, in the first direct action against the state-owned enterprise. Washington has previously targeted its leadership.

The U.S. on Tuesday imposed a form of sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), the U.S. Treasury Department said…