What ruckus Netanyahu caused in DC with his address at US Congress Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a speech at a joint session of the US Congress on July 24. Here are some details: ▪️He thus became the first world leader who has been invited to address the Congress four times; ▪️Netanyahu’s previous visit took place in 2015 when he sought to sway the US legislators’ opinion against the nuclear deal with Iran; ▪️The Israeli prime minister has arrived at the US capital at a tumultuous time as he is facing considerable pressure both at home and abroad over his handling of the crisis in the Gaza Strip; ▪️A number of members of Congress, both Democratic and Republican, have already announced that they are going to skip Netanyahu’s address; ▪️Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for example, is instead going to attend a meeting with Israelis whose families suffered in the wake of October 7 attacks by Hamas – attacks which sparked the current crisis in the Gaza Str... Source: Sputnik International
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