Harris’ mixed record on Israel enters spotlight during Netanyahu visit
Vice President Kamala Harris has expressed mixed views about Israel in recent years, but the issue is sure to come into focus if she takes over as the Democratic nominee at the same time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington. Since joining the Senate in 2017, Harris has often championed the Jewish cause and […]
Nancy Pelosi Tears into Netanyahu Speech After Boycotting It
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday, calling it the “worst” speech ever given to Congress by a foreign leader. Pelosi boycotted the speech, did not listen to it or watch the dozens of standing ovations Netanyahu received from both […]
GOP lawmaker cracks down on antisemitic student protesters with new bill ahead of Netanyahu address
First appearance on FOXAs hundreds of protesters descend on Washington, DC, to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presence, one Republican lawmaker is fighting back with a bill that would ban student loan forgiveness for those convicted of hate crimes during anti-Israel student protests. Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez has introduced the “No Anti-Semitic Student […]
Speaker Johnson, Netanyahu exchange gifts during Capitol visit
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged gifts Wednesday during the longtime Israeli leader’s visit to the U.S. Capitol. Netanyahu was in Washington to address a joint session of Congress for the fourth time since 1996, but the speech was a controversial one that divided Democrats and inflamed political tensions, […]
Netanyahu and Israel outclass the Biden-Harris-Iran axis
The wildly diverging partisan reactions to Wednesday’s Capitol Hill appearance by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu show that the Left has neither a moral compass nor a sense of U.S. national interests in the Middle East. Netanyahu is a divisive figure in his own land and worldwide, but even his personal detractors here should welcome him as the duly elected […]
Palestinian protesters release maggots, crickets in Watergate Hotel in protest of Netanyahu visit
Anti-Israel agitators are reportedly behind the release of larvae at a prominent Washington hotel to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the capital. Netanyahu arrived in Washington DC on Wednesday to meet with lawmakers and address a joint session of Congress. Anti-Israel protesters have rallied across the capital to protest the prime minister’s […]
Netanyahu Criticizes Anti-Israel Protesters for ‘Gays for Gaza’ Signs
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised anti-Israel protesters holding signs reading “Gays in Gaza”, calling them absurd. “Some of the protesters were holding signs saying ‘Gays in Gaza,’” Netanyahu said. Said “They’re like people holding up signs that say, ‘Chicken for KFC,’” he said while speaking to a joint session of the U.S. House of […]
PM Netanyahu praises US-Israeli alliance, compares October 7 to 9/11 in first address to Congress since 2015
As fighting continues in the Gaza Strip following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday delivered his first formal address to the U.S. Congress in nearly a decade. As expected, Prime Minister Netanyahu focused on the strong and enduring alliance between the United States and Israel, and […]
Were Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims accurate in his speech to US Congress? | Benjamin Netanyahu
1. Food aid to Gaza “The prosecutor International Criminal The Court made the shameful accusation that Israel was deliberately starving the people of Gaza. This is total nonsense. A complete fabrication. Israel has allowed over 40,000 aid trucks into Gaza. That’s 500,000 tons of food!” According to UN data, 28,018 aid trucks have entered the […]
Netanyahu urges unity, but stirs a firestorm inside and outside Capitol
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery speech to parliament on Wednesday, prompting a boycott by Democratic lawmakers inside the Capitol and sparking massive protests outside, intensifying a partisan fight over Israeli-Palestinian relations that is expected to continue until the November election. Addressing a rare joint session of Congress, Prime Minister Netanyahu detailed the […]