John Giles Junket to Israel Wraps Up

US Mayors Bond with Israel   Eight American mayors took a tour of Israel, wrapping up a weeklong visit to Israel as guests of the AJC (American Jewish Committee) Project Interchange. They met with several of their Israeli counterparts as well as with Palestinian and Israeli Arab leaders in the private and public sectors.
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com | 2017-09-15T01:46Z

Blogger Note: If you don't know where John Giles is the image, he's at the far left and the only one wearing a jacket.

"It’s been inspiring,” John Giles, the mayor of Mesa, Arizona, and seminar chairman of the trip, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday as their trip came to an end.

"If they can do it here, we can do it there.

Our challenges are smaller, similar but smaller, so it’s inspiring to see a nation dealing in such a positive way with the challenges.” 

 

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