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Lawmakers give Ivanka Trump an ovation as she enters the Knesset

By Sam Sokol 13 October 2025, 12:59 pm
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Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Ivanka Trump arrives and is greeted by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA, right, at the Knesset, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem, before US President Donald Trump arrives to speak. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
Ivanka Trump arrives and is greeted by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA, right, at the Knesset, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem, before US President Donald Trump arrives to speak. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

Lawmakers applaud Ivanka Trump as she enters the Knesset visitor’s gallery ahead of a speech by her father, US President Donald Trump. Also in attendance are pro-Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson, who is Israeli-American, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

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