For the first time in Israel’s history, the U.S. Congress has invited the Knesset to send a delegation of MKs to Washington as its guest. Speaker Yisrael Yeshayahu announced today acceptance of the invitation, received from House Speaker Carl Albert (D.Okla.) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D.Mont.) for him to visit Washington at the head of the Knesset delegation. He said the date and composition of the delegation would be announced soon. The invitation, delivered by U.S. Ambassador Malcolm Toon, recalled the Knesset’s hospitality in recent months to numerous groups of Senators and Representatives visiting Israel.
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