Teaneck—On August 26^th NORPAC hosted a Q&A pro-Israel event with former South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds at the home of Drs. Mort & Esther Fridman in Teaneck. Rounds, who served for eight years as Governor after five terms as a State Senator, is currently running for the open U.S. Senate seat of retiring Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD).

Having recently completed a trip to Israel with his wife and State Senator Stan Adelstein, Governor Rounds said to the gathering in Teaneck that “[Israel] is a Holy Land where the holiest of men walked and our allies remain. It must be defended, secured, and supported.” His visit reaffirmed his belief that U.S. aid to Israel and supporting her against hostile nations is critical to our nation’s foreign policy. He further stated that Jerusalem should be officially recognized as the capital of Israel and that the administration should comply with the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 which would relocate the U.S. Embassy to Israel’s capital.