Biden nominated former treasury secretary Jack Lew as ambassador to Israel, despite Lew's history of defending Obama's anti-Israel policies.
Molly Riley / Associated PressPresident Joe Biden nominated former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew as his new ambassador to Israel on Tuesday, despite Lew’s history of defending then-President Barack Obama’s hostile policies toward the Jewish state.for his inability to say “yes” to Republicans during budget negotiations, also defended Obama’s attempt to create distance with Israel, and his disastrous, one-sided nuclear deal with Iran.
He also defended Obama’s 2016 decision not to veto a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements, saying, “I don’t think it’s a great thing for Israel to always have only the United States standing between it and condemnation.”When former president Donald Trump was weighing moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, Lew expressed reservations.
Lew has also been critical of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who frustrated Obama’s policies. Though Lew is touted as an “Orthodox Jew,” it is not clear what that means in terms of his personal religious observance, and is usually cited as an attempt to shield his policy stances from closer scrutiny and criticism.Tuesady that while Lew is the highest-ranking former official appointed to the role, eight House Republicans have already written to the president, asking him to reconsider choosing Lew for the position.
Lew, if confirmed, would replace outgoing ambassador Tom Nides, who brought U.S.-Israel relations to a new low ,and wasJoel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host ofon Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET . He is the author of the new biography,
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