Hoyer, House Democratic Members to Travel to Israel and Palestinian Territories
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For Immediate Release:
February 19, 2022
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Margaret Mulkerrin 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) will serve as the senior Member of a group of fourteen House Democrats visiting Israel and the West Bank from February 19 through February 26 to learn more about issues critical to the U.S.-Israel relationship and international security.
“I am pleased once again to join so many House Democrats in traveling to Israel to reaffirm our support for a critical U.S. ally and to continue learning about the opportunities and the challenges facing Israel and the Middle East,” said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. “Seeing the region firsthand and meeting with key Israeli and Palestinian leaders gives Members insights into a region that is vital both to our own national interests and to global security.”
Hoyer and the delegation will meet with senior Israeli and Palestinian government officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Affairs Minister Yair Lapid, and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh. The group will also meet with Israeli civil society leaders, young Palestinian entrepreneurs, and advocates for a two-state solution. During the trip, Members will visit Israel’s borders with Lebanon and Syria and tour an Iron Dome missile-defense system battery. The delegation will also visit important historical and cultural sites as well as Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial to the Holocaust.
The trip is organized by the American Israel Education Foundation, an independent, nonprofit charitable organization.
“I am pleased once again to join so many House Democrats in traveling to Israel to reaffirm our support for a critical U.S. ally and to continue learning about the opportunities and the challenges facing Israel and the Middle East,” said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. “Seeing the region firsthand and meeting with key Israeli and Palestinian leaders gives Members insights into a region that is vital both to our own national interests and to global security.”
Hoyer and the delegation will meet with senior Israeli and Palestinian government officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Affairs Minister Yair Lapid, and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh. The group will also meet with Israeli civil society leaders, young Palestinian entrepreneurs, and advocates for a two-state solution. During the trip, Members will visit Israel’s borders with Lebanon and Syria and tour an Iron Dome missile-defense system battery. The delegation will also visit important historical and cultural sites as well as Yad Vashem, Israel’s memorial to the Holocaust.
The trip is organized by the American Israel Education Foundation, an independent, nonprofit charitable organization.