May 1 (UPI) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Israel’s Knesset on Monday he will back fully supporting security for Israel in the face of enemies like Iran and warned of China’s growing influence.
McCarthy is just the second U.S. speaker to address the Israeli parliamentary body since fellow Republican Newt Gingrich did so in 1998. McCarthy said in a joint statement with Netanyahu that relations between the two countries have “grown each and every year.”
“I look to the next 75 years,” he said. “The world is better when America and Israel are tighter. The world is safer.”
Netanyahu said he was pleased to see that an effort to recognize Israel’s 75th anniversary was approved by an overwhelming majority of U.S. representatives.
“To get 95% agreement on anything today is no mean matter and I think it expresses the strength of that alliance and the strength of that support,” Netanyahu said.
