The International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians convened in Jerusalem on Sunday, under the auspices of the World Jewish Congress, for three days of intensive discussions and meetings with high-level Israeli officials.

US Congress is again rallying to support Israel against boycotts, especially after the EU recently published guidelines that require the labeling of products made in Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and the Golan Heights.

US legislators are standing with Israel against the BDS movement to delegitimize the Jewish state.

Secretary of State John Kerry faced skeptical lawmakers as he attempted to defend the nuclear deal that he brokered with Iran. Congress is expected to vote on the deal in September.