Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., and his family sheltered in a hotel from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel while they were in the country for a family Bar Mitzvah.
New York Rep. Dan Goldman, a Democrat, was visiting Israel over the weekend when he and his family were forced to shelter in a hotel from rocket fire launched by Hamas terrorists as part of a surprise attack on the country.
hope Republicans can get their House in order so we can pass emergency legislation to assist Israel in defending herself,' he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The congressman was referring to the upcoming race for House speaker after eight Republicans joined all House Democrats to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from the speakership last week.
The New Jersey senator arrived in Israel on Friday and had planned to stay for several days of meetings ahead of an Abraham Accords-focused N7 summit on regional economic integration in Tel Aviv, which he was scheduled to speak at on Tuesday. 'Senator Booker and accompanying staff were in Jerusalem when Hamas launched their attacks against Israel on Saturday, and sheltered in place for their safety,' Booker's spokeswoman Maya Krishna-Rogers said in a statement.
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