Allegations. Mr. Lew denied those allegations. Senator cardin the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Todays hearing carries great importance for the United States, for israel and the region. The attacks by hamas just over 10 days ago in israel marked the deadliest day for jews since the holocaust. Abducting elderly in wheelchairs, burning people alive and killing babies in front of parents, it was not only horrific and barbaric, but methodically planned and carried out. Hamas has started a war. Given the state of emergency that israel faces, the United States needs a confirmed u. S. Ambassador in jerusalem. We need somewhere to reenforce that the United States stands with israel in response to the unprecedented terrorist attack. We need someone to lead the selfless personnel who have been working nonstop at mission israel. We need an ambassador to work with our israeli partners and provide help. Secretary lew, we hold this nomination today. I am committed to getting
Nuclear deal when he was treasury secretary during the Obama Administration. Some republican lawmakers implied that he did not come forward with transparency on allegations. Mr. Lew denied those allegations. Senator cardin the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Todays hearing carries great importance for the United States, for israel and the region. The attacks by hamas just over 10 days ago in israel marked the deadliest day for jews since the holocaust. Abducting elderly in wheelchairs, burning people alive and killing babies in front of parents, it was not only horrific and barbaric, but methodically planned and carried out. Hamas has started a war. Given the state of emergency that israel faces, the United States needs a confirmed u. S. Ambassador in jerusalem. We need somewhere to reenforce that the United States stands with israel in response to the unprecedented terrorist attack. We need someone to lead the selfless personnel who have been working nonstop at
Chair cardin killing babies in front of parents, it was not only horrific and barbaric, but methodically planned and carried out. Hamas has started a war. Given the dangerous state of emergency that israel faces, the United States needs a confirmed u. S. Ambassador in jerusalem. We need someone there to reinforce the message that the United States stands shoulder to shoulder with the state of israel as a response to the unprecedented terrorist attack. We need someone to lead the remarkable, selfless u. S. Personnel who have been working nonstop at mission israel. We need an ambassador who can work with our israeli partners and help provide services to over 600,000 american citizens here. Secretary lew, it was with great urgency that we hold this nomination hearing today. I am committed to getting you in place in israel as soon as possible. I want to thank senator risch for working with me so we could expedite this hearing today. I thank him for that. We both agree speed is of the essen
And the rampant spread of misinformation online about the israelhamas war. We are going to separate fact from fiction with two experts as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. Good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. President biden is on his way to israel as we speak, as a crisis in the middle east appears to reach a tipping point. Bidens mission, to show support for israel in its and to press for aid to gaza, now in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. But just hours ahead of biden leaving d. C. , a powerful explosion rocked a hospital in gaza, Killing Hundreds of people. Officials in gaza and in israel had blamed one another for the blast. That has inflamed already high tensions across the region. Nbcs Richard Engel has more. Palestinians call it a massacre and say hospital in gaza city, a direct hit with thousands of pellets to palestinians airstrikes on gaza Gazas Health Ministry which is run by hamas says hundreds a
Israelhamas war. The deadly blast and a hospital in gaza Killing Hundreds of people. Then, that race for the gavel now entering its third week as jim jordan fails to win the speaker on the first ballot. And the rampant spread of misinformation online about the israelhamas war. We are going to separate fact from fiction with two experts as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. Good evening, once again, im stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc corridors and new york city. President biden is on his with israel as we speak as the crisis and that middle aged appears to reach a Tipping Point. Bidens mission, to show support for israel and its war with hamas and price for eight with gaza. Now in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Just hours ahead, of bidens live in d. C. , a powerful explosion rocked a hospital and gaza, Killing Hundreds of people. Officials in gaza and in israel have blamed one another for the blast. That has inflamed already high tensions across the region. Nbcs Ri