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US Senator Lindsey Graham traveling to Israel to meet with PM Netanyahu, he says
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Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham plans to travel to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he announces, without specifying the timing of his visit.
The announcement comes less than a month after Graham’s last visit to Israel and amid heightened tensions over Iran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.
“I am traveling to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his team at this crucial time in the history of the Middle East,” he writes on X.
“The goal is to build on the historic opportunities created by President Trump’s unprecedented leadership, to stand up to evil, and to support the people who are sacrificing for freedom,” he continues.
“The Trump-Netanyahu alliance has thus far been one of the strongest partnerships in the history of the US-Israel relationship, and I am hopeful it will pay dividends in the near future,” the senator writes.
“We live in a time of great consequence with the Middle East on the verge of previously unimaginable change. Standing together and following through on our commitments only makes us stronger,” he concludes.
Graham is a close ally of US President Donald Trump and among the more hawkish members of the latter’s political camp.
The Times of Israel Community.