McCarthy Arrives in Israel on 1st International Visit as Speaker

HAIFA, Israel—U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) arrived in Israel on April 30 with a 16-member bipartisan congressional delegation.
He arrived in Israel at about noon local time following an invitation from Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. The Knesset is the Israeli parliament.
Ohana welcomed McCarthy and the delegation, saying that he looks forward to strengthening the connection between the two legislatures.
He also thanked him for “choosing the Knesset to be the first parliament in the world to visit.”
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) with members of Congress and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, on April 30, 2023. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesmanship Office)
McCarthy said, “It is an honor for us to join you in Jerusalem to celebrate the independence of Israel and to reaffirm the special bond between our nations,” according to a press statement from the Knesset spokesperson….}