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Monday, March 20, 2017
GOP senators Rubio, Lankford tour East Jerusalem site during visit
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and James Lankford (R-OK) were given a tour of the ancient City of David in Jerusalem on Sunday, during an unpublicized stop in Israel while visiting the region.
Rubio and Lankford are visiting Lebanon and Jordan this week as members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to examine US programs in the Middle East.
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Senator Tom Cotton, who was not on the tour, was seen in Jerusalem Sunday being interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper.
In Jordan on Saturday, Rubio said the Kingdom’s “strategic partnership with Israel is a key part of promoting greater stability in the region, and I appreciate their ongoing commitment to that relationship.”
Rubio, Lankford and Cotton joined fellow Republican Senators Richard Burr and John Cornyn on the trip.
The Times of Israel Community.