Netanyahu speech to congress

Harris targets Arab voters with new ad highlighting Gaza 'suffering' - report

The ad begins with Harris's declaration that "she will not be silent about the scale of human suffering in Gaza, including the death of far too many innocent civilians."

 Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she addresses the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 47th Annual Leadership Conference in Washington U.S., September 18, 2024.
 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, last week. The loss of appetite for victory that has taken over the thinking of the West is both dangerous and immoral, the writer argues.

Netanyahu calls for total victory over Hamas in Congress speech - opinion

 CHRISTIAN STUDENTS and families of hostages pray together at the National Mall in Washington.

From protest to peace: A journey of faith in Washington, DC - opinion

 IN HIS speech to Congress last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored the threat that Iran poses to the Middle East and advocated for the formation of an anti-Iran ‘Abraham Alliance.’

Netanyahu pushes for anti-Iran 'Abraham Alliance' in congress - opinion


Letters to the Editor, July 30, 2024: Outrageous action

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Israel should diversify its alliances and partnerships - opinion

It is time for Israel to diversify its strategic alliances, sources of raw materials and weaponry, technological partnerships, and more.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is greeted at the joint session of Congress on Wednesday. The shifting winds on both sides of the political aisle in the US make it clear that long-term reliance on Washington for all of Israel’s needs is an uncertain thing, says the writer.

Netanyahu's powerful speech to Congress emphasizes unyielding US-Israel alliance

“This is not a clash of civilizations,” he said to applause at the opening, describing a world in upheaval. “It’s a clash between barbarism and civilization.”

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu aimed his Congress speech at an American audience and designed it to remind those listening what this war in Gaza is about.

Netanyahu, a speech isn't enough to fix a country - opinion

The speech in Congress was nice, but Israelis want action and change. That does not come in a speech.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress on Wednesday

Harris’s words could harm hostage deal talks, senior Israeli official says

Harris surprised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and those close to him by issuing her statement, which she also placed on X shortly after her hour-long meeting with him.

 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House grounds, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2024.

‘Hamas is coming': Protesters pull down US flag, vandalize DC landmarks

“Hamas is coming,” was scrawled in red across the face of the the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain at Union Station, alongside slogans, such as “free Gaza” and “all Zionists are bastards.”

 SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Graffiti covers the Columbus Memorial Fountain at Union Station during a pro-Palestinian protest on the day Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

Kamala Harris’s absence from Netanyahu’s Congressional address: A bad start - editorial

Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to skip Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress for a convention raised questions about her stance on Israel amidst growing political tensions.

 US Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as she visits the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, July 13, 2024.

Over 50 Congressional staffers stage walkout, join pro-Palestinian protest around Capitol 

"Let us be clear," a staffer told The Post, "War criminals will never be welcomed in the United States Capitol."

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators burn an effigy depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the day of Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

What does the public have to say about Netanyahu's speech to Congress?

It is estimated that more than 80 Democratic politicians in Congress will not come to watch the speech.

 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), listen as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

'Our enemies are your enemies': Regional alliance needed to combat Iran, Netanyahu says

“When we fight Iran we are fighting the most radical and murderous enemy of the United States,” Netanyahu said.

 Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at US Congress

'Unbowed, undaunted, unafraid': PM Netanyahu addresses US Congress

Protesters have gathered in the thousands outside of the US Capitol.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to speak to a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC.