Carly Fiorina, GOP Senate candidate in California, plans trip to Israel

Calif. GOP Senate candidate to travel to Israel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina intends to travel to Israel over Labor Day weekend to brush up on her foreign policy credentials.

Campaign manager Marty Wilson says Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard chief executive, wants to be informed and updated on what’s happening in the Middle East.

The Republican Jewish Coalition is paying for the four-day trip, which begins after Fiorina’s first debate with Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Boxer, who is Jewish, has strong support among pro-Israel groups.

Before the primary, Fiorina criticized her GOP opponent Tom Campbell for opposing increased economic aid to Israel while he served in Congress.

Information from: Los Angeles Times, www.latimes.com