In Speech to Israel’s Parliament, McCarthy Announces US House–Knesset Joint Group
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced on May 1 a “parliamentary friendship group” between the U.S. House of Representatives and the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.
“As speaker, I will continue to push for a formal inter-parliamentary group between the United States and Israel. But I will not wait to start more collaboration between the House of Representatives and the Knesset,” he said in a speech to the Knesset in Jerusalem.
“Therefore, I will establish a House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group—so we can continue to strengthen our bonds, build mutual understanding as elected representatives, and work better together—democracy to democracy.”
The group “will engage more directly with the Knesset, travel to Israel, strengthen existing relationships, and forge new ones,” McCarthy said. On the House side, “they will host Knesset members who wish to travel to the United States and do the same.”…