Rubio vows pro-Israel moves, including lifting sanctions on Israelis

(JNS) — At a confirmation hearing, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said that as state secretary he’d belong to “perhaps the most pro-Israel administration in American history,” pushing Israeli-Saudi normalization and lifting sanctions from Jews in Judea and Samaria, among other actions.

The emerging ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Rubio said, was “a foundation to build upon” in working toward peace between Israel and Palestinians and normalization of Israeli-Saudi ties as an extension of the Abraham Accords.

“We’re still going to have some issues with [United Arab Emirates] and with Sau...