A picture taken on July 10, 2026 shows U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaking to the media after his meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Credit: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
The mixed reactions to the announcement of Lindsey Graham's death reveal the deeply divisive legacy he leaves behind in the Middle East. Tributes in Israel and the U.S. by Republican Party leaders, including Donald Trump, contrasted sharply with his vilified image across other countries in the region, where many recalled the human cost of forceful interventionism he relentlessly championed. The Republican senator from South Carolina, whose face became familiar across the Middle East through his frequent visits — particularly to Israel, but also to the Gulf — died Saturday at 71 after a "brief and sudden illness," his office announced in a statement posted on X. Just a day earlier, the outspoken supporter of Ukraine, who was seeking another Senate term this year, had met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and...
The mixed reactions to the announcement of Lindsey Graham's death reveal the deeply divisive legacy he leaves behind in the Middle East. Tributes in Israel and the U.S. by Republican Party leaders, including Donald Trump, contrasted sharply with his vilified image across other countries in the region, where many recalled the human cost of forceful interventionism he relentlessly championed. The Republican senator from South Carolina, whose face became familiar across the Middle East through his frequent visits — particularly to Israel, but also to the Gulf — died Saturday at 71 after a "brief and sudden illness," his office announced in a statement posted on X. Just a day earlier, the outspoken supporter of Ukraine, who was seeking another Senate term this year, had met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and...
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