JINSA on Israel and U.S. Politics in the Washington Post
Israel will figure prominently in U.S. politics
By Jennifer Rubin
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) is the latest of potential 2016 presidential candidates to visit Israel. A news release from his office says:
Israel will figure prominently in U.S. politics
By Jennifer Rubin
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) is the latest of potential 2016 presidential candidates to visit Israel. A news release from his office says:
Governor Mike Pence began his jobs and economic development mission to Israel today by meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem. The meeting highlighted Indiana’s key innovation industries, including life sciences, technology and advanced manufacturing, focusing on enhancing Israel’s economic ties with Indiana.
“Meeting today with Prime Minister Netanyahu, we discussed ideas on fostering shared growth between Indiana and Israel through partnership and cooperation,” said Governor Pence. “Our futures can be more prosperous tomorrow by working together today. Our industries are finding their stride in the innovation sectors of life sciences, technology and advanced manufacturing, while our educational institutions share bonds in thought.”
Prior to his visit with the Prime Minister, the Governor sat down with Israeli Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett and discussed economic development opportunities for both Indiana and Israel, in particular ways in which the two can partner in the research and development sector. He also participated in a wreath-laying ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. On departure from the memorial, Pence wrote in the Yad Vashem guestbook, “Nizkor lead,” meaning in Hebrew, “We shall remember forever.”
The statement notes that this is Pence’s fifth economic development mission – in case anyone doubted that he knows his way around foreign capitals. As a congressman, Pence was avidly pro-Israel and has aligned himself with the traditionally hawkish GOP foreign policy.