Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Congress US and Israel must ‘stand together’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol. Image Credit: AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked for unity from lawmakers as he addressed a US Congress divided by his military campaign in Gaza, with a rift between the nations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol.
Image Credit: AFP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked for unity from lawmakers as he addressed a US Congress divided by his military campaign in Gaza, with a rift between the nations deepening over the conflict’s humanitarian toll.

Washington has become increasingly critical of Israel’s nine-month war in the narrow coastal territory, while protests in Israel by families of hostages taken by Hamas are also causing headaches for Netanyahu at home.

Empty seats

Amid empty seats as some US lawmakers skipped the speech in protest, the Israeli leader got a rousing welcome from Republicans as he entered the historic chamber.

“For the forces of civilisation to triumph, America and Israel must stand together,” Netanyahu said in his address.

He also took aim at Hamas’s sponsor Iran. “Our world is in upheaval. In the Middle East, Iran’s axis of terror confronts America, Israel and our Arab friends,” Netanyahu said. “This is not a clash of civilizations. It’s a clash between barbarism and civilization,” he added.

Pro-Palestine protest

Outside the US Capitol, thousands of protesters tried to march on the seat of US government but were kept at least a block away by police who fired pepper spray and the rally ultimately dispersed.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally near the US Capitol before Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress yesterday in Washington, DC. Hundreds of protesters were arrested on Tuesday for gathering near the US Capitol.
Image Credit: AFP

Netanyahu drew boos when he criticised protesters as “Iran’s useful idiots.”

His visit came at a time of political upheaval in the United States.

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