U.S. Senate moves quickly toward confirming Lew as ambassador to Israel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could confirm President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, as soon as next week, Senate aides said on Monday, as Washington responded to a devastating weekend attack on the Jewish state by Hamas gunmen. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced that it would hold Lew's confirmation hearing on Oct. 18. The aides said Democrats, who hold a slim majority in the chamber, hoped to vote to confirm Lew as soon as Thursday, Oct. 19. Biden nominated Lew for the position in September, a move that won immediate...