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Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina stumbled over a question about the importance of Taiwan to U.S. interests during a debate in a runoff election on Tuesday.
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Graham, facing a GOP Senate primary runoff, admits she's "not that informed" on foreign policy, the specialty of her late brother, Lindsey Graham.
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Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham. Here are five takeaways from the debate.
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(Third column, 2nd story, link)
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President Trump's son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday after Israel rejected a 15-point plan for Gaza promoted by President Trump's "Board of Peace." The proposal would have seen Hamas gradually disarm and turn over governance of Gaza to an international force in exchange for Israel's withdrawal from the besieged territory.
Israel, supported by Kushner, is pushing for a deal whereby it "would not be obliged to conduct any of its obligations unless and until Hamas was fully disarmed," says Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani. "This is essentially Israel throwing a poison pill into an agreement by including conditions that can never be met."
Rabbani argues that Jared Kushner is not a suitable negotiator because there is a "very intimate ideological, political connection between the Kushners and Israel."
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Voters may select an "R" or a "D" next to a candidate's name, but their political views are often more nuanced than a binary choice represents.
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