The Prime Minister's Office announced Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara participated in the memorial ceremony for the late Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in Washington on Tuesday. During the ceremony, they spoke with leaders, senior government officials, and members of Congress.
The Prime Minister's Office officially confirmed Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attended the memorial ceremony for the late Senator Lindsey Graham in Washington on Tuesday. The confirmation follows Israeli media reports that placed the Netanyahus at the ceremony alongside President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Vice President JD Vance, and special envoy Steve Witkoff, as The Zioneer reported at 21:04 Jerusalem on Tuesday.
The thread of reporting on the visit began Monday evening at 21:25 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported that Netanyahu had landed in Washington. By the same hour, the full schedule was confirmed: a meeting with Trump at 18:00 on Tuesday, followed by the Graham funeral at 21:00. On Tuesday, the memorial service began at the Washington National Cathedral, with attendees including Trump, Netanyahu, and Zelensky, as reported at 21:04 Jerusalem. The PMO's statement today provides official confirmation of the Netanyahus' participation.
The visit marked Netanyahu's eighth meeting with Trump since his election to a second term, with Iran at the top of the agenda. As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Netanyahu said before departure, "I will discuss all issues on the agenda with President Trump, first and foremost Iran." The attendance at Graham's memorial underscored the deep personal and strategic ties between Israel's leadership and the late senator, who served as a cornerstone of the U.S.-Israel alliance for over two decades. Netanyahu had previously eulogized Graham as "one of the greatest friends of the State of Israel of all time."
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