Netanyahu speech to congress

Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech: A blueprint for action, not a failure - analysis

Netanyahu's 2015 Congress speech on Iran now seems prescient as Israel and the US strike Iran, highlighting a growing partisan divide over Israel in America.

|ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2015.
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she addresses the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 47th Annual Leadership Conference in Washington U.S., September 18, 2024.

Harris targets Arab voters with new ad highlighting Gaza 'suffering' - report

The ad begins with Harris's declaration that "she will not be silent about the scale of human suffering in Gaza, including the death of far too many innocent civilians."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, last week. The loss of appetite for victory that has taken over the thinking of the West is both dangerous and immoral, the writer argues.

Netanyahu calls for total victory over Hamas in Congress speech - opinion

Netanyahu's Congress speech called for total victory over Hamas and a demilitarized, deradicalized Gaza to achieve lasting peace.

|ByPESACH WOLICKI
CHRISTIAN STUDENTS and families of hostages pray together at the National Mall in Washington.

From protest to peace: A journey of faith in Washington, DC - opinion

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.

|ByJEREMY COLLINS

Netanyahu pushes for anti-Iran 'Abraham Alliance' in congress - opinion

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calls for an "Abraham Alliance" to counter Iran's expanding influence and its impact on global stability.

JULY 31, 2024ByZINEB RIBOUA
IN HIS speech to Congress last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored the threat that Iran poses to the Middle East and advocated for the formation of an anti-Iran ‘Abraham Alliance.’

Letters to the Editor, July 30, 2024: Outrageous action

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JULY 31, 2024ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Israel should diversify its alliances and partnerships - opinion

It is time for Israel to diversify its strategic alliances, sources of raw materials and weaponry, technological partnerships, and more.

JULY 28, 2024ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is greeted at the joint session of Congress on Wednesday. The shifting winds on both sides of the political aisle in the US make it clear that long-term reliance on Washington for all of Israel’s needs is an uncertain thing, says the writer.

Netanyahu's powerful speech to Congress emphasizes unyielding US-Israel alliance

“This is not a clash of civilizations,” he said to applause at the opening, describing a world in upheaval. “It’s a clash between barbarism and civilization.”

JULY 26, 2024ByHERB KEINON
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu aimed his Congress speech at an American audience and designed it to remind those listening what this war in Gaza is about.

Netanyahu, a speech isn't enough to fix a country - opinion

The speech in Congress was nice, but Israelis want action and change. That does not come in a speech.

JULY 26, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress on Wednesday

Harris’s words could harm hostage deal talks, senior Israeli official says

Harris surprised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and those close to him by issuing her statement, which she also placed on X shortly after her hour-long meeting with him.

JULY 26, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House grounds, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 25, 2024.

‘Hamas is coming': Protesters pull down US flag, vandalize DC landmarks

“Hamas is coming,” was scrawled in red across the face of the the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain at Union Station, alongside slogans, such as “free Gaza” and “all Zionists are bastards.”

JULY 25, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Graffiti covers the Columbus Memorial Fountain at Union Station during a pro-Palestinian protest on the day Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

Kamala Harris’s absence from Netanyahu’s Congressional address: A bad start - editorial

Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to skip Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress for a convention raised questions about her stance on Israel amidst growing political tensions.

JULY 25, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as she visits the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, July 13, 2024.

Over 50 Congressional staffers stage walkout, join pro-Palestinian protest around Capitol 

"Let us be clear," a staffer told The Post, "War criminals will never be welcomed in the United States Capitol."

JULY 24, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators burn an effigy depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the day of Netanyahu's address to a joint meeting of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.

What does the public have to say about Netanyahu's speech to Congress?

It is estimated that more than 80 Democratic politicians in Congress will not come to watch the speech.

JULY 24, 2024ByGADI ZAIG
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), listen as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2024.