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McCarthy Arrives in Israel on First International Visit as Speaker US News | The Epoch Times https://ift.tt/nLDHkh4 HAIFA, Israel—U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) arrived in Israel on April 30 with a 16-member bipartisan congressional delegation. He arrived in Israel at about noon local time following an invitation from the Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. The Knesset is the Israeli parliament. Ohana welcomed McCarthy and the delegation, saying that he looks forward to strengthening “the connection between our two parliaments.” He also thanked him for “choosing the Knesset to be the first parliament in the world to visit.” U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) with members of Congress and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, on April 30 2023. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesmanship Office) “It is an honor for us to join you in Jerusalem to celebrate the independence of Israel and to reaffirm the special bond between our nations,” McCarthy said, according to a press statement from the Knesset spokesperson.... April 30, 2023 at 08:27AM https://ift.tt/gazkdsP Lia Onely https://ift.tt/Zg5oGd1