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The president of the House of Representatives of USA, kevin mccarthybegan this Sunday an official visit to Israelat the head of a delegation of congressmen and which will include a speech tomorrow in front of the Israeli Parliament.
McCarthy’s speech in front of the Knesset It will be the first of a president of the US House of Representatives in 25 years and the second in the history of the Jewish state.
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The American politician landed today at the international airport of Ben Gurionnearly Tel Avivwhere he was received by the speaker of the Israeli Parliament, amir ohana.
McCarthy will visit the Holocaust museum tomorrow Jerusalem and will attend a Knesset ceremony before addressing the House.
This visit follows that of the Governor of Florida and potential US presidential candidate, Ron DeSantiswho held meetings on Thursday with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuand with the president isaac herzog.
McCarthy’s arrival coincides with the beginning of the summer sessions of the Israeli Parliament after a month-long recess, in a climate of tension surrounding the debate on the controversial judicial reform promoted by the Government.
At the beginning of the weekly meeting of the cabinet of ministers, Netanyahu referred today to the negotiations with the opposition on this project and said he was “convinced that it is possible to reach an agreement”.
This reform, which seeks to grant more power to the Executive to the detriment of Justice, has unleashed an important protest movement in the country, which yesterday registered the seventeenth consecutive Saturday of massive demonstrations.
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The most significant element of last night’s protests was a message of support from the Spanish president, Pedro Sanchezas leader of the Socialist Internationalin which he urged to defend the values of “freedom, equality, justice and democracy”.
The demonstrations in recent months led Netanyahu to temporarily suspend the legislative procedures for the reform at the end of March and begin negotiations with the opposition, something that has not borne fruit to date and which, as the president announced at the time, should be settled during the current parliamentary session, which ends in July.
Source: Elcomercio
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