Senate Foreign Relations to begin confirmation process for Jack Lew as war in Israel rages

While the House is at a standstill over the speakership battle, the Senate will take steps this week to address the war between the terrorist organization Hamas and Israel.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is slated to hold a Wednesday confirmation hearing for Jack Lew, President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel. Several Senate Democrats have been aggressively pushing to confirm Lew since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. At least 4,100 people, including Israelis and Palestinians, have died as of Monday morning.
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Biden nominated Lew in September to become the top diplomat to Israel. If confirmed, he will replace former Ambassador Thomas Nides, who stood down from the post in July. Lew was the director of former President Barack Obama’s and former President Bill Clinton’s Office of Management and Budget, and he was also Obama’s treasury secretary.
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD) said in a post to X (the social media platform previously called Twitter) on Sund …