Harris is expected to announce her choice as early as Monday, ahead of her first public appearance with the vice presidential nominee on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Amid anti-Israel protests in DC, a conference of young Christians organized by Passages offered a stark contrast of hope, learning, and unwavering support for Israel.
Thousands of other protesters opposed to Israel's war in Gaza, some carrying Palestinian flags, gathered near the US Capitol on Wednesday hours before the speech.
Noa Argamani, abducted by Hamas on October 7, became a global symbol; she now faces criticism for accompanying Netanyahu to Washington.
Netanyahu will also meet with US President Joe Biden on Thursday, a day after his joint address to Congress on Wednesday.
What’s needed is for Netanyahu and Biden to block out all that peripheral static and the internal pressures both are facing and focus on the vital issues that concern their two countries.
Diplomatic Affairs: The last time Netanyahu was in the White House was in September 2020. Donald Trump was the president, and the occasion was the signing of the Abraham Accords.
The rule for Israeli diplomacy, established by the late Moshe Dayan, still holds: risk a confrontation, if at all, only on absolutely essential issues.
Netanyahu is due to address the US Congress on July 24 during a visit to Washington. He will speak to a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Gallant has often been the number-two critical interlocutor between the US and Israel.
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