Meet Brian Mast, firebrand Israel ally tapped to chair House Foreign Affairs Committee

Rep. Brian Mast speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a controversial address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, on July 24, 2024.

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