Barbara A. Leaf: “We are foursquare opposed to normalization. We do not think Assad merited an invitation to the Arab League.”

If confirmed, I will take great satisfaction in working to build foundations of democracy and good governance through all means available to us.

We have made real progress. We have built on the historic Abraham Accords by launching the Negev Forum and I2U2.

We believe that pursuing the following priorities: defeating ISIS and al Qa'ida; increasing access to humanitarian aid; keeping violence down by maintaining ceasefires; and promoting accountability for the Assad regime's atrocities are…

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…