Addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back on condemnations of Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza and lavished praise and thanks on the United States for its support.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a fiery defense of his country's military operations in Gaza in a joint address to U.S. lawmakers.
The address to Congress comes over nine months into the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which began when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
He name-checked both Biden and Trump. Mr. Netanyahu was careful to walk a middle path, thanking both Democrats and Republicans, including President Biden and the Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump, for their support.
Netanyahu urging American leaders to provide more bipartisan support to Israel amid its ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza while also criticizing the protesters who have spoken out against the war.
Netanyahu was invited to speak primarily by House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has been severely critical of President Joe Biden's response to the war, including pausing a shipment of large unguided U.S. bombs due to concerns about civilian casualties. Republicans have pushed back, saying that pausing that shipment violates Israel's right to defend itself.
Thousands of protesters from across the United States flooded the streets around the US Capitol before, during and after Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech. While the main protest site, west of the Capitol near the National Gallery of Art, was peaceful through the afternoon, smaller breakoff groups clashed with the police near the Capitol and outside Union Station, where they burned an effigy of Mr. Netanyahu and set fire to an American flag.
Dear Cuban Hebrew Community,
It is always good to make new friends, and for acquaintances to become friends too. For various reasons we find ourselves single later in our lives. Good friends can fill a void we may feel from time to time. There are new people coming into our community all the time. We are a warm and welcoming Temple. But it is not easy to make friends. We are looking to restart a social group for single seniors members. To be real chevra, a group of friends who value each other’s company, we need to find activities we want to share, and good times to meet.
So here is an informal survey, please respond. (contact@cubanhebrew.com) We can have a relaxed meet –up at the temple for those who are interested to begin.
- Do you prefer to meet during the day, evening or either is good?
- Meet for coffee, lunch, dinner – any preference?
- Outings –movies, theater trips, museum trips – club with live music?
- Classes – art, music, dance, yoga?
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