Governor meets with Prime Minister Netanyahu
Tue, 2016-01-26 05:00
News Staff
Ed Sterling
Capital Highlights
Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 18 met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a business development tour in Israel.
Abbott said in a news release that the meeting was “to discuss Texas and Israel’s historic bond” and how he can further solidify their relationship.
Abbott informed Netanyahu that Texas would “maintain its Iran divestiture policy” and that he would “seek new laws to strengthen Texas’ prohibitions on the investment of public funds in Iran.”