{"id":18580,"date":"2023-04-19T12:16:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=18580"},"modified":"2023-04-20T11:32:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:32:38","slug":"readout-sen-ossoff-meets-with-member-of-israeli-labor-party-leader-merav-michaeli-mk","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/readout-sen-ossoff-meets-with-member-of-israeli-labor-party-leader-merav-michaeli-mk\/","title":{"rendered":"READOUT: Sen. Ossoff Meets with\u00a0Member of Israeli Knesset &#038; Labor Party Leader\u00a0Merav Michaeli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Washington, D.C.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff hosted Merav Michaeli, Member of the Israeli Knesset and Israeli Labor Party leader, for an in-person&nbsp;meeting in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their meeting, Sen. Ossoff and MK Michaeli discussed the U.S.-Israel alliance, regional security in the Middle East, and relations between Israelis and Palestinians. Sen. Ossoff and MK Michaeli affirmed their mutual concern for peace, freedom, and stability in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff affirmed his commitment to helping achieve a future when Israelis and Palestinians alike can flourish in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Israeli newspaper&nbsp;<em>Haaretz&nbsp;<\/em>wrote of Sen. Ossoff\u2019s sustained regional engagement:&nbsp;\u201cNot only has the Georgia senator crafted lasting relationships with Israeli, Palestinian and political, diplomatic and military officials in the region,&nbsp;he has done something arguably even more notable: spearheaded significant bipartisan efforts aimed at pushing conflict resolution and a political settlement forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August, Sens. Ossoff and Lindsey Graham (R-SC)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-graham-successfully-protect-key-u-s-diplomatic-military-post-in-middle-east\/\">successfully pushed<\/a>&nbsp;the Biden Administration to protect a key U.S. military and diplomatic post in the Middle East, ensuring the Department of Defense maintained the United States Security Coordinator (USSC) position at the three-star rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last year, Sen. Ossoff has engaged intensively with regional leaders to advance U.S. interests and national security, including meeting with the His Majesty, King Abdullah of Jordan; speaking by phone with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh; meeting with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/readout-sen-ossoff-hosts-israeli-ambassador-in-washington\/\">Israel\u2019s previous Ambassador<\/a>&nbsp;to the U.S. Michael Herzog; hosting Member of the Knesset and current Minister of the Economy Nir Barkat in Washington;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/readout-sen-ossoff-meets-with-u-s-ambassador-to-israel-thomas-nides\/\">meeting<\/a>&nbsp;with U.S. Ambassador to&nbsp;Israel&nbsp;Thomas Nides; and meeting twice with&nbsp;Israel\u2019s former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Idan Roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image002-1-976x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18578\" width=\"535\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image002-1-976x1024.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image002-1-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image002-1-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image002-1-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image002-1.jpg 1251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff with&nbsp;MK Michaeli<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;\u2014 Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff hosted Merav Michaeli, Member of the Israeli Knesset and Israeli Labor Party leader, for an in-person&nbsp;meeting in Washington, D.C. During their meeting, Sen. Ossoff and MK Michaeli discussed the U.S.-Israel alliance, regional security in the Middle East, and relations between Israelis and Palestinians. Sen. 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