Ritchie Torres at AJC Global Forum: ‘A durable peace is possible’ in the Middle East

Ritchie Torres at AJC Global Forum: ‘A durable peace is possible’ in the Middle East

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) offered a message of hope that peace in the Middle East is “as close as we have ever been,” in remarks before more than 2,000 people from 60 countries gathered in Midtown Manhattan on Monday for the second day of the American Jewish Committee Global Forum. Torres, who was honored with the group’s inaugural Nita M. Lowey Congressional Leadership Award, said that the “future of the Middle East does not belong to the Isla…