A bipartisan delegation of House of Representatives lawmakers was in Israel this week.
The delegation, including Reps. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), Dennis Cardoza (D-Stockton), Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.), John Barrow (D-Ga.), Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), Ben Chandler (D-Ky.), and Larry Kissell (D-N.C.), planned to tour areas in Israel subject to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
It also was to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Tzipi Livni. Netanyahu has said he will present a plan for reviving peace talks when he addresses Congress next month, and he has been hoping to shore up congressional support against the administration’s pressure on Israel for concessions. — jta