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Jacob Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, promised to coordinate with the international community and address the humanitarian crisis facing civilians in Gaza amid Israeli military strikes.

“Israel will not prevent humanitarian assistance from Egypt, as long as it is only food, water and medicine for the civilian population,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.The post Despite

Three pro-Hamas protesters disrupted a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to confirm Biden’s nominee for an ambassador to Israel on Wednesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is the only senator holding out on a resolution affirming U.S. support for Israel, though he expressed hope the measure will pass the Senate soon. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish leader in Congress in American history, said all 99 other senators have co-sponsored the…

Jacob Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, promised to coordinate with the international community and address the humanitarian crisis facing civilians in Gaza amid Israeli military strikes.

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Biden’s pick to be ambassador to Israel says he’ll ensure the US ally ‘has what it needs’

Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, President Joe Biden's nominee for ambassador to Israel, is expected to win Senate confirmation despite opposition

President Joe Biden’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel has told senators he will “ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself” and will work with the U.S. ally

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel told senators Wednesday that he would “ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself” and would work with

Questions about whether COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory have cast a chill over American virus research, drying up funding for scientists who collect or alter dangerous pathogens and intensifying a debate over those practices.