Barbara A. Leaf: “You cannot do it all by military means alone. There will have to be a political alternative.”

If confirmed, I will make emergency preparedness and attention to support for American citizens a priority focus.

Yes, I fully support Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist attacks and strongly condemn these attacks, no matter where they come from.

Israel is a critical partner to the United States and the two are united by shared values and strategic interests.

I want to be clear on what we have not done in Syria and what we will not do, which is support efforts to normalize or rehabilitate Bashar Al-Assad in any way, lift sanctions on the regime, or change our position opposing reconstruction in…