U.S. ambassador to Israel wants Netanyahu to deliver a ‘unifying’ speech to Congress
Jack Lew said arms sales and weapons shipment are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of broad U.S. support for Israel
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Fast Forward Senate confirms Jack Lew as US ambassador to Israel
Both sides of Jack Lew’s nomination cited the urgency of the moment, with Israel at war with Hamas, in making their cases
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Fast Forward Jewish women’s group: Biden should have seriously considered a woman for ambassador to Israel
At least two prominent women had been mentioned as possible candidates to hold the high-profile post
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Fast Forward Jack Lew, Orthodox Jew who led US Treasury, is Biden’s pick for Israel ambassador
Joe Biden wants to make history by establishing formal Saudi-Israel ties, and Jack Lew may be the ambassador who helps him get there
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News Meet Jack Lew, Biden’s front-runner to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel
If nominated, Jack Lew, the 67-year-old Orthodox Jewish New Yorker who served as treasury secretary under Obama, will likely face fierce questioning in the Senate confirmation hearing about his role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal
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Opinion What’s Behind the ‘Embarassing’ Heckling of Jack Lew at Jerusalem Post Conference
The most surprising thing about the heckling of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York on Sunday was how much surprise it evoked. Catcalls and Bronx cheers, mostly directed against the Obama administration but also at Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, have been a distinguishing feature of the annual event since its…
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Breaking News Jack Lew Fiercely Heckled on Iran at Right-Wing Conference
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was booed as he laid out a detailed defense of the Iran nuclear deal at The Jerusalem Post’s annual conference in New York. The sole representative of the Obama administration at the conference on Sunday, Lew defended the White House’s commitment to protecting Israel amid rising global anti-Semitism and lauded the…
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Breaking News Jack Lew Meets With French Jewish Leaders
The Jews of France are committed to remaining in their country, U.S. Treasury secretary Jacob Lew said after meeting with the community’s leadership in Paris. “What I heard was a real desire to stay in France and have France be a place where they felt safe,” Lew told reporters from the Jewish media in a…
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