COLUMBUS – State Representatives Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill), Melanie Miller (R- Ashland), Ty Mathews (R-Findlay) and Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) traveled to Israel for a conference aimed to strengthen ties between the United States and Israel. 50 States One Israel, was a bipartisan delegation between 250 state legislators from across the United States and leaders from the State of Israel. The conference aimed to strengthen ties between the United States and Israel, according to an Ohio House of Representatives press release. “It was horrifying to see where unprovoked barbarism was unleashed on the people of Israel on October 7, 2023,” Stephens said in the press release. “As a member of the Ohio Jewish Caucus, this trip deepened my understanding of the vital relationship between the United States and Israel.