Amid Military Escalation in Gaza, Mass. Lawmakers Traveled to Israel on Trip Funded by Israeli Government - The Boston Globe

Amid military escalation in Gaza, Mass. lawmakers traveled to Israel on trip funded by Israeli government - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers visited Israel on a trip billed as the largest delegation of American legislators to ever visit the country.

Largest-ever delegation of US lawmakers visit Israel

(JNS) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed to Jerusalem what his office described as the largest-ever bipartisan delegation of American lawmakers to ever visit the Jewish state. “We value and cherish your support,” Netanyahu told the delegation of some 250 U.S. state legislators gathered at the Foreign Ministry, noting that there was an “active effort” ongoing to erode the ties bet...