Southeast : MEETING IN ISRAEL
Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill met with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Tuesday as part of a delegation of a dozen U.S. mayors visiting Jerusalem for a week-long conference on urban issues with mayors from around the world.
O’Neill, along with the mayors of such cities as South Bend, Ind., and Anchorage, Alaska, will participate in work sessions in Jerusalem City Hall, attend a city council meeting, tour health projects and community centers and visit the grave of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The group will also travel to Masada and Galilee.
The American Jewish Congress and the Conference of Mayors are sponsors of the U.S. delegation to the 16th Annual Jerusalem Conference of Mayors. The conference, coinciding with the 3,000th anniversary of Jerusalem, brings together municipal leaders from around the globe to exchange views and experiences on such urban problems as community services and economic development.
O’Neill was asked to participate, said her chief of staff, Randall Hernandez, because she leads a town of similar size and diversity as many Israeli cities.
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