Ricketts Statement on Israeli Prime Minister’s Speech

July 24, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, released the following statement after listening to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint meeting of Congress:

“Israel is our strongest and closest partner in the Middle East. It’s also the legitimate homeland of the Jewish people. It’s in our mutual interest to provide Israel with the support it needs to destroy the terrorist group Hamas and secure the release of the remaining hostages. President Biden must stop undermining Israel’s democratically elected government.”