Congress to host Netanyahu to show ‘very strong support’ to Israel: House Speaker
Washington, United States – AFP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will soon address the US Congress, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Thursday.
“We will soon be hosting Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Capitol for a joint session of Congress,” Johnson said, adding that the visit would mark “a very strong show of support to the Israeli government.”
The invitation comes after a double setback suffered by Israel this week: the recognition by three European countries of a Palestinian state and the announcement by the International Criminal Court prosecutor that he would seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes during Israel’s war on Gaza.
The United States has been a steadfast supporter of Israel in its war on Gaza in which the latter has killed at least 35,800 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
But Democratic President Joe Biden has increasingly been pushing Netanyahu to tame his operation in Gaza and threatened to halt arms supplies, a line opposed by Republicans.
The White House has voiced frustration with Israel in particular over its military operations in Rafah, where more than one million people are sheltering.
Republicans have assailed Biden over his arms supply threat and Johnson has accused Biden of “carrying water” for Hamas.
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