Sunday, February 17, 2013

Marco Rubio to join the list of 2016 GOP hopefuls who have visited Israel

As President Obama prepares for his first trip to Israel since assuming office, the man some hope will succeed him leaves Saturday for his own visit to the Jewish state. 
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and an oft-mentioned potential 2016 presidential candidate, departed for Israel and Jordan. 
In a press release announcing his visit, Rubio said, "America's friendship with Israel is a truly special one, and we must continue to do all we can to support this beacon of democracy, religious freedom and free enterprise in the heart of an unstable region."
Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, and Bob McDonnell
A trip to Israel has become an almost-obligatory rite of passage for potential Republican presidential aspirants, who can burnish their foreign policy bona fides by publicly embracing one of America's closest allies. 
Rubio's visit comes on the heels of similar visits from Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who are also thought to be eyeing 2016 bids. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited Israel last July, before the beginning of the 2012 general election campaign.
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