Lewis served as the U.S. ambassador to Israel from 1977 to 1985, second in tenure to Walworth Barbour. He played an important part in brokering Israeli-Egyptian peace and provided the on-site U.S. response to the 1981 Israeli raid on the Iraqi nuclear reactor and Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon. He was a critic of the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. He was involved with the Israel Policy Forum and J Street.
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The First Commonwealth: Kingdom of Israel/the United Monarchy (circa 1030-930 B.C.E.) under Kings Saul, David and Solomon. The monarchy split into two kingdoms in 930 B.C.E. The northern Kingdom of Israel endured until 722 B.C.E., when…
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