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Monday, May 1, 2023
McCarthy pledges US will ‘fully fund’ security aid to Israel while he’s speaker
Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
In an effusive and enthusiastic speech in the Knesset plenum, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy lauds US-Israel ties and pledges that America will always stand by the Jewish state and defend it.
“As long as I am speaker, Congress will continue to fully fund security assistance to Israel,” says McCarthy.
He denounces Iranian aggression in the Middle East and its funding of terror proxies in the region.
“To deter Iran our nations must continue to stand together,” he said. “We must always remain resolute in our commitment that Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon.”
McCarthy also emphasizes that “bipartisan support [in the US] is the foundation of our relationship.”
