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From the Liveblog of Wednesday, August 13, 2014

NY governor leads solidarity trip to Israel

13 August 2014, 4:08 pm

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo leads a delegation of NY state legislative leaders on a trip to Israel aimed at showing solidarity with the Jewish state.

He makes his way from Ben Gurion Airport to the residence of newly-elected President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem. Later this afternoon, he will hit downtown Jerusalem to meet students from New York at a local pizzeria aptly named Big Apple.

This evening, Cuomo and State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate coalition co-leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey D. Klein will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Western Wall.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) holds a joint press conference with New York Governor Andrew Mark Cuomo, at Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, August 13, 2014. (photo credit: Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) holds a joint press conference with New York Governor Andrew Mark Cuomo, at Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, August 13, 2014. (photo credit: Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90)

President Reuven Rivlin (R) meets with New York Governor Andrew Mark Cuomo at the presidential residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, August 13, 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)

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