trip reflections
Rep. John McGuire advised Netanyahu to ‘get the job done’ in Gaza during Israel trip
The Virginia congressman said Israel must remain in Gaza until Hamas is defeated; ‘We want to get the hostages home, but if we don’t finish the job, you’re going to have more hostages’
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with a delegation of Republican legislators on a trip organized by the American Israel Education Foundation on August 5, 2025.
Fresh off his first congressional trip to Israel, Rep. John McGuire (R-VA) said that the future of his party remains pro-Israel, despite a vocal fringe of House Republicans opposing U.S. support for Israel amid its war against Hamas.