YIR: Kemp Tours Israel and Meets Top Leadership

At the end of May, Gov. Brian Kemp, his wife, and three daughters headed to Israel with a delegation of Jewish and non-Jewish community leaders, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s distinguished author and political writer Greg Bluestein. Another prominent member of the Jewish community, Emanuel Fialkow, a commercial real estate investor, also joined the group.

Fialkow detailed, “Between meetings with Georgia businesses set by Trade Commissioner Pat Wilson and his team, the delegation enjoyed guided tours of Israel from the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, City of David, Tel Aviv, and Galilee.

Gov. Kemp, along with Consul General of Israel to the Southeast Anat Sultan-Dadon, visited with Israel’s foreign minister, President Isaac Herzog, and with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.