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Netanyahu meets with bipartisan delegation of Congress members

The prime minister “thanked the delegation members for their consistent support for the State of Israel, and said that Israel is the model of a true ally.”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 8, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked a bipartisan delegation of U.S. Congress members for their support for Israel at a meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday.

Organized by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the group included Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), Jake Ellzey (R-Texas), Don Davis (D-N.C.) and Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.).

Netanyahu “thanked the delegation members for their consistent support for the State of Israel, and said that Israel is the model of a true ally,” according to the office of the prime minister.

Mark Waldman, senior vice president of AIPAC, and Cameron Brown, director of AIPAC Israel, also took part in the meeting.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Meets With U.S. Congress Members
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with a bipartisan group of Congress members in Jerusalem on Jan. 29, 2026. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

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