In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza and denounces US...
Ellen Knickmeyer, Farnoush Amiri & Ashraf Khalil
AP / July 25, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington as he sought to bolster U.S. support for his country’s war in Gaza.
WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress on Wednesday...
Rashida Tlaib: Netanyahu should be sent to The Hague, not addressing Congress
Sharon Zhang
Truthout / July 24, 2024
“Make no mistake: this event is a celebration of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians,” Tlaib said.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has said that it is “utterly disgraceful” that Congress has invited “war criminal” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the chamber as...
Netanyahu’s visit to Congress underscores US contempt for international law
Marjorie Cohn
Truthout / July 24, 2024
Netanyahu is getting cozy with Congress, just days after the ICJ told UN members to stop aiding the Israeli occupation.
The U.S. has long ignored many commands of international law, but its casual disregard of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has come...
Genocide in Gaza and the decline of a flawed world order
Issam Younis
Al-Jazeera / July 24, 2024
The post-war global system set up to protect great powers’ interests has predictably failed. It is time for a new one.
The current state of the world is the tragic manifestation of history repeating itself, echoing the famous line, “Insanity is doing the...
‘Cynical and manipulative’: thousands at DC rally denounce Netanyahu speech
Robert Tait
The Guardian / July 24, 2024
Police seal off US Capitol in major security operation, using pepper spray on protesters as Israeli prime minister speaks.
Thousands of protesters demonstrated around Capitol Hill voicing opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, who addressed a joint session of the US Congress on...
[VIDEO] Netanyahu accuses pro-Palestinian protesters of secret Iranian funding
Al-Jazeera / July 24, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his speech to the US Congress to accuse pro-Palestinian protesters of being ‘useful idiots’ who receive secret Iranian funding.
VIDEO : https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/7/24/netanyahu-accuses-pro-palestinian-protesters-of-secret-iranian-funding
Key takeaways from Netanyahu’s speech and the protests outside US Congress
AJ Staff
Al-Jazeera / July 24, 2024
Protests greeted Israel’s prime minister as he gave his fourth address to Congress amid Israel’s war in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered his fourth address to a joint session of the United States Congress, as he attempted to drum up continued support...
Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Ashraf Khalil
AP / July 24, 2024
WASHINGTON – Protesters against the Gaza war staged a sit-in at a congressional office building Tuesday ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, with Capitol Police making multiple arrests.
Netanyahu arrived in Washington Monday for a visit that includes meetings with President...
A look at Netanyahu’s claims about Israel, Hamas and Iran during his speech to...
Laurie Kellman
AP / July 24, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended his country’s conduct in the devastating Gaza war, urged the U.S. to support the fight against Hamas and ridiculed protesters during a scathing address to Congress.
But he also cited an unverified intelligence report and ignored...
‘Responsible for a genocide’: Jewish-American groups reject Netanyahu visit to US
Violet Barron
Middle East Eye / July 24, 2024
Public rejection of Netanyahu by mainstream Jewish organizations underlines extent to which Netanyahu has fallen out of favour.
As pro-Palestinian groups protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint seating of Congress on Wednesday, some Jewish- and Israeli-American organizations, including those groups who are...
