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53 US Lawmakers Visiting Israel in August
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by JNS.org
Democratic US lawmakers meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (front row, fifth from left) in Jerusalem on Monday. Photo: Saguy Moran.
JNS.org – Fifty-three members of the US House of Representatives are visiting Israel during the first half of August.
The delegations are facilitated by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF) and are primarily comprised of US lawmakers in their first term.
AIEF — an independent non-profit organization affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) — is sponsoring the congressional visits with the goal of providing “first-hand knowledge of the US-Israel relationship and critical issues facing American policymakers in the Middle East,” the group said in a statement.
The lawmakers are being briefed on issues related to strategic threats in the region and how recent events may influence the future of the Middle East. They are meeting with Israeli and Palestinian political leaders as well as Israeli security officials, academics and media representatives.
The congressional groups are also visit historic and strategic locations in Israel, including the Jewish state’s borders with Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Democratic Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) are leading the groups during their time in Israel. Eighteen Democratic members of Congress met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Republican lawmakers Aug. 9.
