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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 30, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 30, 2023
US House Speaker McCarthy visits Western Wall, hails ‘bond that will never break’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
A message written by US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem on April 30, 2023. (Western Wall Heritage Foundation)
In Jerusalem ahead of his Knesset address tomorrow, US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy calls Israel “a blessed nation.”
“Israel you are a blessed nation,” McCarthy writes in the Western Wall visitor book after landing at Ben Gurion Airport, adding: “Our shared values unite a bond that will never break.”
The California Republican is leading a bipartisan group of 20 US congressmen, who join Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch in prayer at the Kotel.
McCarthy places a note in the Wall, and says he is looking forward to Israel’s next 75 years.
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy arrives in Israel, to be met by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, April 30, 2023 (Noam Moshkovich / Knesset Press Office)
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana met him at the airport.
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his delegation arrive in Israel, to be met by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, April 30, 2023 (Noam Moshkovich / Knesset Press Office)
McCarthy will be the second US House speaker to address the Knesset plenum.
