Ned Lamont Dines With Shimon Peres
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Despite his repeated public statements in support of Israel, the pro-Israel bona fides of Ned Lamont, Connecticut’s Democratic Senate nominee, have been a continual source of debate throughout the campaign – in part because of the company (Maxine Waters, Marcy Kaptur) that he keeps.
Now, it looks like Lamont has a new friend: Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres.