A group of 25 Republican members of the United States House of Representatives are visiting Israel for a one week trip organized by the American Israel Education Foundation. It is the largest delegation of Republican Congressmembers ever to come to Israel. The trip was designed to provide the legislators with first-hand knowledge on the value of the U.S.-Israel relationship, the prospects for peace in the Middle East, Israel's security situation, and the status of important economic and political trends in Israel.
Eric Cantor, the Republican Whip for the 111th U.S. Congress, is leading the trip. The group has scheduled a press conference for August 5 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem.