White House ‘confident’ Biden safe from Netanyahu speech

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US support "to Israel's right to defend itself is ironclad... and that's not going to change."

The US' "ironclad commitment to Israel's security... has never been stronger."

"Without humanitarian aid, even our best friends will find it difficult to support us for a long time."

"Israel has to be very careful, because you're losing a lot of the world, you're losing a lot of support."

"If [Israel] keeps this up with this incredibly conservative government... they're going to lose support from around the world."

Israelis "are facing major, possibly generational damage to their reputation."

"[U]nless Israel changes its course it will continue to lose support."

Israel is "burning through its reserves of international support."

"When all this is over... International sympathy will have expired and Israel will be forced to exist in an even greater state of siege."

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Who Will Control the Gaza Strip After the Israel-Gaza War?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday as part of his weeklong visit to the US aimed at reinforcing American support for Israel amidst the war in Gaza.

PBS NewsHour

Netanyahu emphasized the Israeli military's resolve to win the conflict, saying the country will continue to wage war until Hamas is destroyed and the hostages returned. He also called on American lawmakers to fast-track military aid to Israel, dismissing accusations of genocide as "outrageous slander."

Netanyahu repeatedly compared Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that killed over 1.1K people in Israel and resulted in more than 200 hostages being taken into Gaza to both the 9/11 attacks and Pearl Harbor, framing the war as a civilizational conflict. Gaza's health ministry has reported that over 39K Palestinians have been killed since the war began.

Dozens of Democratic lawmakers boycotted the address. Vice Pres. Harris, who would typically preside over this kind of event was not present, citing a scheduling conflict. She is scheduled to meet with Netanyahu later this week at the White House.

Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Pres. Joe Biden on Thursday after the president has recovered from COVID. He is also scheduled to meet with Former Pres. Donald Trump on Friday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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Several advocacy groups protested Netanyahu's visit, with groups demanding he be arrested and denouncing US military funding to Israel.  One such protest, which took place outside the US Capitol, drew large crowds and was met with opposition from Capitol Police who deployed pepper spray against the demonstrators.

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, as part of his weeklong visit to the US aimed at reinforcing American support for Israel's continued military offensive against Hamas.

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Netanyahu emphasized the Israeli military's resolve to winning the conflict, saying the country will continue to wage war in Gaza "until we destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and its rule in Gaza and bring all our hostages home." He continued on to call on American lawmakers to fast track military aid to Israel, saying that it would "dramatically expedite an end to the war." Netanyahu also dismissed accusations of genocide as "outrageous slander."

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During his speech Netanyahu made several references to President Franklin D. Roosevelt "Day of Infamy" speech after the attack on Pearl Harbor, comparing the October 7 terror attack in Israel that killed 1,200 people and resulted in more than 200 hostages being taken into Gaza, to both the 9/11 terror attacks and to the Pearl Harbor attack.

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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers boycotted the address. Vice President Harris, who would typically preside over this kind of event was not present, citing a scheduling conflict. However, she is scheduled to meet with Netanyahu later this week at the White House.

Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden on Thursday after the president has recovered from Covid. He is also scheduled to meet with Former President Donald Trump on Friday, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Guardian #

A number of advocacy groups held protests against Netanyahu's visit to Washington DC, with the groups demanding the Prime Minister's arrest and denouncing U.S. military funding to Israel.  One such protest, which took place outside the US Capitol, drew large crowds and was met with opposition from Capitol Police who deployed pepper spray against the demonstrators.

Netanyahu Speech to US Congress

Netanyahu Speech to U.S.US Congress

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