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‘You’re a true leader,’ Herzog tells Fetterman during first visit to Israel

“I don’t really believe I should be thanked for just doing my job,” the Pennsylvania senator told the Israeli president.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in Israel on June 25, 2024. Credit: Ma’ayan Toaf/GPO.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday during his first visit to the Jewish state.

The senator told Herzog that supporting Israel, “through everything your nation has been through after Oct. 7,” has “been a very easy and clear choice,” according to Herzog’s office.

“I’ve always wanted to be a very consistent voice throughout all this,” Fetterman said.

Herzog welcomed the senator and thanked him for “his continued support for Israel and solidarity with the Israeli people.”

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in Israel on June 25, 2024. Credit: Ma’ayan Toaf/GPO.

“Those who stand with us showing moral clarity, we shall never forget them,” the Israeli president said. “We want to thank you. You’re a true leader.”

According to Herzog’s office, Fetterman showed the Israeli president a bracelet he was wearing that family members of victims murdered at the Nova festival by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 gave to him.

“He told the president that he would not remove the bracelet until all the hostages had been returned home to their families,” the president’s office said.

Fetterman told Herzog that he was honored by the president’s words, “but I don’t really believe I should be thanked for just doing my job,” per Herzog’s office.

The posthumous recognition of the former president of Daystar Television Network comes at a time when mainstream media are highly critical of Israel.
“I want you to listen to my words carefully: One day, and it may not be far away, the Iranian people will be free. Their murderous regime will be toppled by its lies, by its corruption, by its cruelty,” the Israeli prime minister said.
“We will continue to hunt down Hamas commanders and operatives, target its sources of funding and destroy its terrorist infrastructure,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
Both decisions will be submitted to the High Court of Justice for review.