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UN Ambassador Nominee Pledges Support for Israel at Confirmation Hearing
(USA Today) Cybele Mayes-Osterman - Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged to be an unwavering supporter of Israel at her confirmation hearing for U.S. ambassador to the UN on Tuesday. She echoed complaints that the UN takes advantage of the U.S. - its largest funder - and is biased against Israel. Stefanik lambasted the UN for failing to appropriately condemn Hamas's Oct. 7 attack and that its resolutions against Israel were baseless. "If you look at the antisemitic rot within the United Nations, there are more resolutions targeting Israel than any other country," she said. "We need to be a voice of moral clarity...for the world to hear the importance of standing with Israel." Asked if she agreed with the view that Israel has a "biblical right to the entire West Bank," Stefanik said she did.