House Dems en route to Israel, West Bank
FP blog 5 Aug -- Over two dozen House Democrats are preparing a week-long trip to Israel and the West Bank only a month out from Palestinian attempts to unilaterally declare statehood and days after reports surfaced that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has reversed his opposition to using 1967 borders as the baseline for negotiations. The group of Democrats -- led by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer -- will be in Israel and the Palestinian territory from Aug. 8-14, and will "learn more about issues critical to the U.S.-Israel relationship and international security," according to statement on the trip.
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