President Isaac Herzog mourned Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday, calling him a 'beacon of moral clarity' and a 'true leader of the U.S.-Israel partnership.' The senator died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Washington home Saturday evening, according to reports from NBC and The Washington Post. Graham had just returned from a visit to Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.
President Isaac Herzog eulogized Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday, calling him a 'beacon of moral clarity' and a 'true leader of the U.S.-Israel partnership.' The senator, a prominent pro-Israel voice in the U.S. Congress, died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Washington home Saturday evening. NBC and The Washington Post reported that emergency crews responded to a call about chest pain and performed CPR at his Capitol Hill residence. Graham had just returned from a visit to Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday, Graham was hospitalized after the cardiac arrest; his death was subsequently confirmed by his office and by President Herzog's eulogy.
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