House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on June 11 that he will address Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, in a special session on June 22.
This comes as Israel has been fighting in Gaza since Hamas’s terrorist attack on the Jewish state on Oct. 7, 2023, which resulted in Hamas killing more than 1,000 people and taking 251 others hostage. The United States is seeking to reach a cease-fire deal that results in the release of the 55 remaining hostages, about 20 of whom are believed to be still alive. [delete]
“It will be one of the highest honors of my life to address the Israeli Knesset at this fateful moment. Our ties run deeper than military partnerships and trade agreements. We’re bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty,” Johnson said in a statement….