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Arutz Sheva – Israel National News: ‘As goes Israel, so goes America’

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant addresses Jerusalem Leaders Summit, lauds close ties between Mississippi and Israel.

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant addressed the third annual Jerusalem Leader’s Summit on Sunday. Gov. Bryant led a trade delegation from Mississippi consisting of 20 business leaders.

“We understand that so goes Israel, so goes America,” Bryant told the summit. “We have a very strong defense industry in the State of Mississippi. We like defending America.”

He said that the defense industry of Mississippi has a close relationship with the Israeli defense industry.

Bryant praised US President Donald Trump as a friend of Israel. “He is all about our relationship with Israel. Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, is a very dear friend of mine, as is Ivanka. I talked to him not long ago when the tragedy occurred in Pittsburgh, the tragic attack there on a synagogue.”

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