Brian Mast
The Israel foreign minister was also expected to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, marking their fourth meeting this year.
The Israeli national security minister discussed mutual defense priorities with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast in Washington, D.C.
“Jewish roots in this region span centuries and we must recognize that fact in both word and deed,” wrote the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Rep. Brian Mast told JNS that the Middle East can’t move on until Hamas is “willing to put up their white flag of surrender following this genocide that they’ve conducted against Israel.”
“We are here to thank the president, deepen ties and ensure that, with God’s help, the bonds between Israel and the United States continue to grow,” said Yesha Council chairman Israel Ganz.
Chaim Meisels, who was part of the unit that killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, told JNS that he was able to talk to the Florida congressman “veteran to veteran.”
Discussions revolved around bolstering deterrence and preventing further atrocities against the Jewish people on all fronts.
In another viral video, Rep. Brian Mast told a Code Pink founder that Israel should “absolutely destroy” Hamas. “Level anything that they touch.”
The Florida Republican congressman responded to Code Pink protesters who called him a terrorist.
“Why do you think that we should make a country out of a people that just conducted a Jewish genocide four months ago?” Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) asked the Biden administration official.
“Everybody is of the mindset that UNRWA absolutely did unconscionable things,” Rep. Brian Mast told JNS.
A U.S. Army veteran, Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) shared with the injured Israelis how he coped with losing both legs in the war in Afghanistan.