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Can the U.S. stand with both Israel and Ukraine?

A digital billboard in Tel Aviv welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden to Israel on Wednesday.

You know that old saying about being able to walk and chew gum at the same time? Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, is living it as the U.S. pledges support to both Israel and Ukraine.

Who is she? Smith has been the ambassador to NATO since 2021.

  • She is in Brussels and attended two meetings

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