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From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 1, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 1, 2023
Meeting Netanyahu, McCarthy says ‘world is safer’ when US and Israel are close
In this handout photo, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, May 1, 2023. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
In a joint statement alongside visiting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hails a recent measure marking Israel’s 75th anniversary that was approved by an overwhelming majority of US representatives.
“To get 95 percent agreement on anything today is no mean matter and I think it expresses the strength of that alliance and the strength of that support,” the premier says.
McCarthy says Israel-US ties have “grown each and every year” since the Jewish state’s establishment in 1948.
“I look to the next 75 years,” he tells Netanyahu.
McCarthy adds: “The world is better when America and Israel are tighter. The world is safer.”
