WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, & Counterterrorism, and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, visited Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, and Iraq to meet with heads of state and government leaders to discuss ways to increase stability throughout the region. During her visit to the region, Senator Rosen advocated for increased regional security, strengthening of the Abraham Accords, development and humanitarian partnerships with the U.S., and ways to counter Iranian aggression. While in Israel, Senator Rosen paid her respects at the sites where Hamas attacked innocent men, women, and children on October 7, 2023, including the site of the Nova Musical Festival, Kibbutz Nir Oz, and a military outpost near the Gaza border.
While in the Middle East, Senator Rosen met with deployed U.S. servicemembers, including Nevadans, to express her gratitude for their service and discuss how she can best support them in Congress.
“As Iran continues its destabilizing efforts in the Middle East, it couldn’t be more important to strengthen long-lasting relationships with our allies and partners in the region at this moment,” said Senator Rosen. “I had very productive meetings with heads of state and government officials in Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, and Iraq to discuss ways the United States can work with them to increase stability, combat Iranian aggression, strengthen partnerships with the U.S., and foster regional cooperation.”
In visiting these countries, Senator Rosen had meetings with government officials, including:
- ISRAEL: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid to discuss reinforcing and strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship, the war in Gaza and freeing the hostages, rising antisemitism, and regional security.
- WEST BANK: Prime Minister of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Mohammad Abdullah Mohammad Mustafa, and Vice President of the PLO Hussein Al-Sheikh to discuss economic, governance, and prisoner payment reforms.
- JORDAN: His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan, and Director of the General Intelligence Department Maj. Gen. Ahmad Husni to discuss combating terrorism and pursuing peace and security in the Middle East.
- IRAQ: Government of Iraq (GOI) meetings included Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani, Minister of Migration and Displacement Evan Faeq Jabro, and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein to discuss U.S.-Iraq priorities in the fight against ISIS and other security threats, economic development, displaced persons, and countering Iran. Senator Rosen also met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and KRG Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani on maintaining U.S. security partnerships, regional developments, and improving relations between the KRG and GOI.
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