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Former Rep. Eliot Engel, Foreign Affairs Committee chair and stalwart supporter of Israel, dies at 79 — Ted Deutch | ChamberLight
News / National News / Jewish Insider 8 min read Former Representative Eliot Engel, a longtime champion for the U.S.-Israel relationship and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, has died.
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Former Representative Eliot Engel, a longtime Democratic leader from New York and former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has died at age 79. He is remembered for his decades of service and his stalwart defense of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
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