As US business ties to Israel are scrutinized, this Michigan group hopes to strengthen them nationwide

DETROIT – On paper, they were all competitors: Dozens of regional groups, many funded by their respective local governments, each one hoping to recruit Israeli businesses to grow their own economies. But this week in…
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This summit turns dozens of local economic development rivals into a coordinated national network for Israeli business ties. The memorandum they signed signals a deliberate counterweight to growing political pressure against US support for Israel. Watch whether these state and local groups translate pledges into concrete investment deals that survive partisan backlash.

