Fact checkPoliticsPublished May 11, 2026
Office of the President of Taiwan: “Israeli lawmakers Mickey Levy, Boaz Toporovsky, Ron Katz and Yonatan Mishraki met Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and senior officials to discuss expanding cooperation.”. Our verdict: True.

The claim

“Israeli lawmakers Mickey Levy, Boaz Toporovsky, Ron Katz and Yonatan Mishraki met Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and senior officials to discuss expanding cooperation.”

Office of the President of TaiwanStatementMay 5, 2026Read the original

The Presidential Office's account of President Lai's meeting with a Knesset delegation.

Our verdict

True

Lai met a cross-party Knesset delegation including Levy and Toporovsky on 5 May 2026; reports name Katz and Mishraki as members.

What we found

Taiwan's Presidential Office published Lai's remarks to the delegation; a separate report lists all four lawmakers. China's embassy in Israel condemned the visit. The claim is accurate.

The evidence

  • Supports the claim

    President Lai met a cross-party delegation from the Israeli Knesset. [1]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Office of the President, Taiwan. We reviewed 1 relevant source.

Sources

  1. [1]Office of the President, Taiwan · President Lai meets Israeli Knesset delegation

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