North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Takes Part in Trip to Israel

North Dakota Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden. (Photo courtesy of the North Dakota Governor’s Office via the North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden and two state lawmakers recently returned home from a weeklong, overseas trip hosted and paid for entirely by the government of Israel.

U.S. lawmakers visited Israeli communities impacted by the Israel-Hamas War.

A United Nations report published earlier this month concluded Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, which the government of Israel denies. Israel’s war with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has led to mass violence and starvation in Gaza. Al Jazeera reported in late September that Israel’s war on Gaza killed at least 65,500 people, though the death toll does not account for thousands believed to be buried in rubble.

A growing number of countries have announced they recognize Palestine as an independent state in recent weeks.