
Potential U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Thursday hailed Israel as "one of the most valued and trusted" allies of his country as he visited Jerusalem during a foreign tour designed to burnish his prospects as a statesman.
DeSantis noted his opposition, as Florida governor, to pro-Palestinian campaigns to isolate Israel, his support for U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and a 2019 solidarity trip he made to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.