Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24. That is according to a person familiar with the matter who was granted anonymity to discuss private planning. Netanyahu was formally invited by congressional leaders as the most recent show of wartime support for the longtime ally.
FILE - Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base, which houses the Israel i Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv, Israel , on Dec. 24, 2023. Top U.S. leaders have invited Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress . The visit would provide a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel ’s military assault on Gaza.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, along with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, signed the letter extending the invitation to Netanyahu. They said the offer was intended to “highlight America’s solidarity with Israel.”
Netanyahu’s appearance before a growingly divided Congress is sure to be contentious and met with plenty of protests both inside the Capitol from lawmakers and outside by pro-Palestinian protesters. And it will put on stark display the growing election-year divisions among Democrats over the prime minister’s prosecution of the monthslong war against Hamas.
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