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New US ambassador to take up his post in Israel this weekend
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Jack Lew, US President Joe Biden's nominee to be the US ambassador to Israel, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
WASHINGTON — Jack Lew, who was confirmed yesterday by the Senate as the new US ambassador to Israel, is expected to join US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his trip to Israel on Friday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says.
Miller indicates that Lew — whose appointment was fast-tracked after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war — will remain on the ground to begin his tenure immediately.
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