Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator in the United States, has died after a “brief and sudden” illness, his office said.A foe-turned-close-ally of President Donald Trump, the 71-year-old politician represented the US state of South Carolina and was up for re-election in midterm elections in November.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!” Trump posted on his social media early on Sunday. “He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!”Known for his hawkish defence and foreign policy views, Graham strongly supported Ukraine in its war with Russia and Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. He has also called for a “regime change” in Iran and endorsed US-Israeli military strikes on the country.Graham’s actions and public statements, therefore, made him a controversial political figure not just in the US, but across the world.Here’s what we know:Support for IsraelIn his staunch support for Israel, Graham made many controversial remarks.In 2017, a year before the first Trump administration moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Graham had signed a resolution backing the move and called Jerusalem “the undeniable capital of Israel”.“Moving our embassy from Tel Aviv to western Jerusalem is not inconsistent with any peace proposal. It is consistent with the reality – as I and many others understand it – that the capital …
