{"id":10150,"date":"2021-11-17T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=10150"},"modified":"2021-11-19T14:20:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:20:05","slug":"sen-ossoff-meets-with-israeli-deputy-foreign-minister-idan-roll","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-meets-with-israeli-deputy-foreign-minister-idan-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Meets with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Meeting follows two engagements since August with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff sustains high tempo of meetings with key diplomatic and military figures in Middle East<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff met in Washington with Israeli Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Idan Roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff and Deputy Foreign Minister Roll discussed efforts toward regional security in the Middle East,&nbsp;toward&nbsp;a future when&nbsp;Israelis&nbsp;and&nbsp;Palestinians&nbsp;alike can flourish in peace, and opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Israeli cooperation in commerce, technology, public health, and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yairlapid\/status\/1448721507727855626?s=20\">met<\/a>&nbsp;twice since July with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/photos-sen-ossoff-meets-with-key-leaders-in-middle-east-greece\/\">met<\/a>&nbsp;earlier this&nbsp;year with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, and&nbsp;Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Sen. Ossoff hosted Lebanon Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun in Washington for consultations regarding the security and economic outlook for Lebanon following Sen. Ossoff\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/1432796720258117634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1432796720258117634%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.alarabiya.net%2FNews%2Fmiddle-east%2F2021%2F09%2F01%2FUS-Senate-delegation-in-Lebanon-to-discuss-political-economic-crisis\">visit to Lebanon<\/a>&nbsp;in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, Sen. Ossoff\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/17\/politics\/senators-ceasefire-middle-east\/index.html\">led<\/a>\u00a029 U.S. Senate colleagues urging a cease-fire during the outbreak of armed conflict between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image0102.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image0102.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image0102-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image0102-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption><em>Sen. Ossoff and\u00a0Israeli Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Idan Roll<\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting follows two engagements since August with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid Sen. Ossoff sustains high tempo of meetings with key diplomatic and military figures in Middle East Washington, D.C.&nbsp;\u2014 On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff met in Washington with Israeli Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Idan Roll. Sen. 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