Amer Ghalib

If dozens of Muslim states are acceptable, if Christian state churches are traditional, then why is one Jewish state too many for Mr. Ghalib to acknowledge?

Amer Ghalib faces tough questioning from Republicans over past anti-Israel stances at his confirmation hearing for Kuwait ambassadorship, putting his nomination at risk.

Jewish groups have cited Ghalib's remarks in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack and his past reference to the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who invaded Kuwait, as a "martyr," among other things.