State of Israel is Greatest Political Accomplishment of 20th Century, Says House Minority Leader Pelosi

“There is no greater political accomplishment in the 20th century than the establishment of the State of Israel,” Nancy Pelosi stated during her visit to the Jewish state. 

By: JNS.org and United with Israel Staff

US House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is heading a delegation of Democratic lawmakers on a five-day visit to Israel and Jordan to promote “global and regional security and cooperation.”

California Representative and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff was also among the 11 representatives who landed in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

“There is no greater political accomplishment in the 20th century than the establishment of the State of Israel,” Pelosi said in a statement. “Our delegation is pleased to be able to extend the congratulations of the American people to the people of Israel as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Jewish state this spring.”

She noted that “in Jordan, our delegation travels at a vital time in the US relationship with this key ally. We anticipate productive meetings on how our two nations and people can work together to strengthen our economic and security relationships.

“Members are particularly interested,” she added, “in reviewing the Syrian refugee and humanitarian challenges, as well as addressing other critical challenges facing the region.”

Over the past five years, an estimated 4,000 wounded Syrians have been treated in Israeli hospitals.

For the past four years, the IDF has been running Operation Good Neighbor,  an operation dedicated to Syria’s citizens in distress. The objective is to provide humanitarian aid to as many victims as possible, while delicately balancing this effort with Israel’s policy of non-involvement in the Syrian civil war, which has destroyed the country over the past six years.