House Foreign Affairs Committee adds pro-Israel Democrats

House Democrats with pro-Israel bona fides are moving into key positions on the Foreign Affairs Committee as the party grapples with a growing divide among pro-Palestinian advocates and members traditionally supportive of Israel.  In an announcement Tuesday, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) was named ranking member of the

The House Foreign Affairs Committee added several Democrats with differing views on Israel to its ranks Tuesday, underscoring the growing divide within the party over U.S. policy toward the country. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) was named ranking member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, which oversees U.S

Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Wesley Bell to join as Jared Moskowitz becomes ranking member on sub-committee Three pro-Israel Democrats have been given key roles on a powerful congressional body overseeing US foreign policy in a move rounding sharply counter to popular sentiment within the party and likely to anger left

A trio of vocally pro-Israel House Democrats were given powerful posts on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, with one taking the reins of the subcommittee that oversees U.S.-Middle East policy. Why it matters: It is a substantial win for the party's pro-Israel wing despite growing pro-Palestinian sentiment