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After several delays, Senate panel slated to advance nomination of Biden antisemitism envoy
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote tomorrow on advancing the confirmation of US President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt.
Lipstadt’s nomination has been blocked for months, most recently by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who prevented a vote from being held earlier this month.
Last March, Lipstadt tweeted an article about a statement Johnson made in which he said he would have been more concerned by the January 6 insurrection had the rioters been “Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters” as opposed to Trump supporters. Lipstadt wrote, “This is white supremacy/nationalism. Pure and simple.”
Lipstadt still has the votes to make it out of committee and is also sure to be confirmed by the entire Senate in a subsequent vote that has not yet been scheduled.
The Foreign Relations Committee will also vote on advancing the confirmation of Biden’s nominee to serve as assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, Barbara Leaf. Her nomination has similarly been held up for months by Senate Republicans.
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