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US Senate panel backs Trump nominee to be ambassador to Israel

By REUTERS

MARCH 9, 2017 17:56

WASHINGTON - The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-9 on Thursday to approve bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the US ambassador to Israel.

The vote was largely along party lines. Democratic Senator Robert Menendez joined every committee Republican to back Friedman. Friedman is considered far-right on issues such as backing the expansion of settlements and relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Friedman must still be considered by the full Senate. He is expected to be approved despite continued opposition from most Democrats.

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