page_title: Matt Gaetz
section_title: Israel
hierarchical_section_title: Matt Gaetz / Political positions / Foreign policy / Israel
caption_attribution_description: English: ראובן ריבלין נשיא מדינת ישראל בפגישה עם חברי קונגרס מארצות הברית בירושלים במשכן הנשיא בתמונה מימין לשמאל: ראובן ריבלין ומאט גאטץ'
context_page_description: Matthew Louis Gaetz II is an American lawyer, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, his district covers a large portion of the western Florida Panhandle, including Pensacola, Destin, Navarre and his hometown of Fort Walton Beach.
  Prior to serving in Congress, Gaetz was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the state's 4th district, which includes most of Okaloosa County, from 2010 to 2016.
context_section_description: In December 2017, Gaetz supported President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Gaetz said that "Our nation's embassy is currently in Tel Aviv, which is disrespectful, dismissive, and wrong. Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem will send the Palestinian Authority a message that their days of denying Israel's existence are over, and that they must become an honest partner in peace."
caption: Gaetz with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin in May 2018
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