50 States One Israel


50 States One Israel was a conference held in Israel from September 14, 2025, to September 18, 2025 for state legislators from the United States and members of the Israeli government. Hosted by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the conference was described as the largest delegation of elected officials to visit Israel. According to Lior Haiat, Deputy Director for North America at the Foreign Ministry, lawmakers including state legislators from all 50 states were in attendance.

Background

US state legislators began receiving invitations to the conference in early May 2025. The conference, including travel, is paid entirely by the Israeli government. According to a July 8, 2025, letter to Oregon Representative David Gomberg sent by Israel's consulate-general to the Northwest, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide "roundtrip economy airfare from New York to Tel Aviv," and "all in-country transportation, accommodations, meals, and guided programming." Five lawmakers from each state were invited to attend.

Conference

Attendees were scheduled to arrive on September 14, 2025, and depart September 18, 2025.
On September 15, 2025, attendees visited the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Later, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar urged American lawmakers to pass anti-BDS laws in their states. In the evening, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu gave a welcome address to the delegation.
On September 16, 2025, attendees visited communities impacted by the October 7 attacks.
On September 17, 2025, President of Israel Isaac Herzog addressed the delegation, saying that Israel's "ironclad bond with the United States of America because we drink from the same fountain: the values of the Bible".

Attendees

StateLegislatorPartySource
Alabama

Impact

The daughter of New Mexico State Senator Jay Block spoke out against her father's participation in the conference on social media stating: "It seems like he sold his soul to the devil and is now just peddling lies and propaganda... I just genuinely hope that this will be the end of my dad's political career...” The two had not spoken since 2023 due to political differences, escalating to a public disagreement on seeing news of the State Senator’s attendance.
Leading up to a potential government shutdown, Republican House Speaker Matt Hall of Michigan had instructed the Republican caucus not to leave the state while the budget was not completed and removed all bills from Representative Jaime Greene’s committee for her absence in attending the event.