Donilon regarded as pro-Israel

President Obama's new national security adviser, Thomas Donilon, is regarded as pro-Israel. He has close ties to Vice President Joe Biden, who is considered the White House official with the warmest ties to the Jewish community. Donilon’s wife, Cathy Russell, is chief of staff to Biden’s wife, Jill, and his brother, Michael, is a senior adviser to Biden.In a statement released by Biden after