Defending Israel is a “key priority” for the United States at the United Nations, Samantha Power, the nominee for ambassador to the body, told a Senate confirmation hearing.
Samantha Power, President Obama’s nominee for United Nations envoy, cares deeply about Israel’s security needs, the Israeli ambassador to Washington said.
President Obama’s nominee for U.N. ambassador has earned broad Jewish accolades for her forceful defense of human rights, but Samantha Power remains haunted by decade-old comments about U.S. intervention to protect Palestinians.