2023-12-07T11:01:58-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNWMwXC8wMDNcLzE3MDE5NjUzMjBfMDAzLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Kurt Campbell, President Biden’s nominee to be deputy secretary of state, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said the Biden administration was not planning to put special conditions on aid to Israel amid its war against Hamas, but said they were privately “very clear” to the Israeli government that its military operations be conducted according to “humane rules of war.” At the time of this event, more than 1,300 Israelis and over 17,000 Palestinians had died because of the conflict. Mr. Campbell has served as National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific since President Biden took office, and he previously was assistant secretary of state for East Asia under former President Obama from 2009-13. His wife, Lael Brainard, attended the hearing, who is chair of the National Economic Council.

Kurt Campbell, President Biden’s nominee to be deputy secretary of state, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He… read more