Fifty States One Israel Conference
Documentation of a pro-Israel event
Fifty States One Israel Conference
| Date | Sep 14, 2025 |
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Summary
A conference of 250 American state legislators hosted in Israel by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Links
- 250 US legislators plant state trees in Negev, while seeing sites of Oct. 7 (JNS) archive link “The decisions of the government of Israel have a direct impact on the safety and security of Jews around the globe,” said Becca Rausch, a Democratic state senator in Massachusetts, calling the trip quite personal due to the tent encampments at universities in her home state. “There is a fundamental lack of understanding of history and intellectual dishonesty of applying the American construction of race and racism to Israel and the Middle East.”
- Thousands spent for Massachusetts politicians to travel this summer, records show (Boston Herald) Rep. Alan Silvia, a Fall River Democrat, disclosed that he plans to travel to Israel this month for five days to attend the “50 States, One Israel: Bipartisan Delegation of U.S. State Legislators to Israel 2025.” archive link
- PM Netanyahu’s remarks at the “Fifty States – One Israel” event at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (gov.il)
- Facebook post by Israel in Boston (archive link)
- LinkedIn post by Consulate General of Israel to New England (archive link)
- Amid military escalation in Gaza, Mass. lawmakers traveled to Israel on trip funded by Israeli government (Boston Globe)
- Rep. Saunders reflects on trip to Israel
- Sep 17, 2025 Instagram post by @reut.tourguide “I guided the representatives from the New England states (Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire). We toured the Old City, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Western Wall Tunnels.”
- Sep 17, 2025 Instagram post by @reut.tourguide “Guiding the House of Representatives bipartisan delegation through the Gaza envelope, the kibbutzim, and the Nova site.”
- Sep 18, 2025 Instagram post by @reut.tourguide and @israelinboston “Tree planting in Ofakim together with the senators and house representatives of New Hampshire”
Attendees
- Becca Rausch State Senator, Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex, Massachusetts Senate
- Alan Silvia Representative, 7th Bristol, Massachusetts House
- Aaron Saunders State Representative, 7th Hampden District, Massachusetts House
- Matthew Harrington State Senator, 33rd District, Maine Senate
- David Muradian Representative, 9th Worcester, Massachusetts House
- Hannah Kane Representative, 11th Worcester, Massachusetts House
- Peter Durant State Senator, Worcester and Hampshire, Massachusetts Senate
Fifty States One Israel Conference
| Date | Sep 14, 2025 |
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Photos
Maine delegation at a tree planting in Ofakim sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Massachusetts delegation at a tree planting in Ofakim sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
