House Speaker John Boehner speaks during a news briefing in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday. Boehner's office announced today that he would travel to Israel at the end of the month. Molly Riley/AP hide caption
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House Speaker John Boehner speaks during a news briefing in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday. Boehner's office announced today that he would travel to Israel at the end of the month.
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House Speaker John Boehner plans to travel to Israel at the end of the month, close on the heels of the reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a controversial address to Congress by the Israeli leader.
Although there are no details on who he might meet in Israel, the speaker "looks forward to visiting the country, discussing our shared priorities for peace and security in the region, and further strengthening the bond between the United States and Israel," his spokesman, Kevin Smith, said in a statement.
As The Associated Press notes: "On the surface, the Republican leader's announcement Friday that he'll visit Israel looks like a jab at the White House."
However, a congressional aide who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity insisted the visit was planned before Netanyahu's speech to Congress, which criticized White House policy on Iran and broke protocol by not first getting the traditional nod from the president.
Boehner is expected to go to Israel during a two-week congressional recess that begins on March 30.
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