Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress: Key Takeaways

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress: Key Takeaways

*******’s leader traveled some 5,000 miles and did not give an inch.

Addressing a ****** meeting of Congress on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back on condemnations of *******’s prosecution of the war in Gaza and lavished praise and thanks on the ******* States for its support.

He offered a retort to harsh international criticism that ******* had done far too little to protect civilian lives in Gaza and was starving the population there. And he remained defiant in the face of the global pressure over a conflict that has ******* tens of thousands of Palestinians, giving little hint that ******* would back down from the ****** anytime soon.

Here are some of the highlights.

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 *********** presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump, for their support.

“I know that America has our back,” he said. “And I thank you for it. All sides of the aisle. Thank you, my friends.”

He expressed particular appreciation for Mr. Biden’s “heartfelt support for ******* after the savage *******” led by ****** on Oct. 7. But he also made a point of praising Mr. Trump, who as president was more receptive to some of his expansionist policies.

He denied that ******* was starving Gazans.

The prosecutor of the International ********* Court has requested arrest warrants for war ******* and ******* against humanity for Mr. Netanyahu and the leaders of ******. But Mr. Netanyahu rejected accusations by the court’s prosecutor that ******* was deliberately cutting off food to Gazans.

“Utter, complete nonsense, a complete fabrication,” he declared.

*******, he said, has enabled more than 40,000 aid trucks to enter Gaza during the war.

However, U.N. aid officials say ******* is responsible for most obstacles to getting aid to desperate Palestinians. Mr. Netanyahu said members of ****** were stealing the goods.

He rejected blame for the heavy civilian loss.

More than 39,000 people have been ******* in Gaza during the war, according to the Gaza health authorities, who do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. But Mr. Netanyahu again rejected ******** responsibility. He denied deliberately targeting noncombatants and said the ******* Defense Forces had worked hard to protect them.

“The I.D.F. has dropped millions of fliers, sent millions of text messages and hundreds of thousands of phone calls to get ************ civilians out of harm’s way,” he said.

But those directives often confuse Gaza civilians who struggle to find any safe place to shelter amid the incessant airstrikes and bombardments that have lasted for more than nine months.

Mr. Netanyahu again blamed ******, saying it “does everything in its power to put ************ civilians in harm’s way” by using schools, hospitals and mosques for military operations.

International law requires combatants to avoid using such “civilian objects” for military objectives. But *******’s critics say that ******’s use of civilian sites does not absolve ******* of its obligations under international law to protect civilians, nor does it explain the scale of ****** and destruction.

He played up diversity in ******** society.

During the speech, Mr. Netanyahu called on a few ******** soldiers in the audience to stand up, including one of ********** descent and another who is Bedouin, citing their heroism and their important role in the ******** military. It appeared to be an effort to convey that ******* and its military are not homogenous.

“The ******* soldiers of the I.D.F. fought alongside their *******, ********** and other comrades in arms with tremendous bravery,” Mr. Netanyahu said.

********** Jews and Bedouins in ******* are often marginalized, but the prime minister offered a different portrayal.

He sketched out a vague vision of peace.

The ******** prime minister has been accused by critics in ******* and some diplomats of dragging his feet in reaching a cease-***** deal with ****** to end the bloodshed, possibly to preserve his own political longevity.

But Mr. Netanyahu said “a new Gaza could emerge” if ****** was defeated and Gaza “demilitarized and de-radicalized,” adding that ******* “does not seek to resettle Gaza.”

He turned to past world conflicts to make his case, noting that the approach of demilitarization and de-radicalization was used in Germany and Japan after World War II.

There is broad concern, however, that in Gaza the trauma of the war will yield a new generation of radicalization.

The common ******? Iran, he said.

“If you remember one thing, one thing from this speech, remember this: Our enemies are your enemies,” Mr. Netanyahu said. “Our ****** is your ******. And our victory will be your victory.”

Iran, he said, wants to impose “******** Islam” on the world and sees the ******* States as its greatest ****** because it is “the guardian of Western civilization and the world’s greatest power.”

He argued that Iran-backed militias like ******, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, whatever their aggression against *******, are actually fighting a different war.

“******* is merely a tool,” Mr. Netanyahu said. “The main war, the real war, is with America.”

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#Netanyahus #Speech #Congress #Key #Takeaways

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/