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Mike Johnson Visits Western Wall and West Bank Settlement to Underscore U.S.-Israel Solidarity

The House speaker’s private trip organized by the U.S.-Israel Education Association highlights faith-based solidarity; strategic talks with Israeli ministers; a visit to a West Bank settlement; a Gaza aid assessment informing U.S. relief planning.

Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Western Wall on Tisha B’Av: “May America Always Stand With Israel”
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Mike Johnson, centre with his wife Kelly Lary and the Ariel mayor Yair Chetboun, right, was the highest-ranking US official to visit an Israeli settlement.

Overview

  • Johnson led a private congressional delegation in Jerusalem, where he prayed at the Western Wall and placed personal notes to express U.S. support for Israel.
  • The speaker and his colleagues met with Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to discuss U.S. backing against Hamas, efforts to bring hostages home and regional security cooperation.
  • Johnson became the highest-ranking U.S. official to formally visit a West Bank settlement in Judea and Samaria, signaling congressional support for Jewish communities there.
  • Special Envoy Steve Witkoff spent more than five hours in Gaza assessing conditions with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to guide U.S. food and medical aid planning.
  • The delegation is scheduled to meet Palestinian leaders next, reflecting growing congressional involvement in Middle East diplomacy.