U.S. Leaders Invite Netanyahu To Deliver An Address To Congress
HuffPost
The invitation has reportedly been in the works for some time.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address a the Capitol, a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel’s military assault on Gaza.
The invitation from 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, has been in the works for some time. No date for the speech was set.
Leaders said the invitation was extended to “highlight America’s solidarity with Israel.”
“We invite you to share the Israeli government’s vision for defending democracy, combatting terror and establishing a just and lasting peace in the region,” they wrote.
The invitation comes as the Israel-Hamas war, now in its seventh month after the Oct. 7 surprise attack by the Palestinian militant group, has caused widespread concerns in the U.S. and abroad over Israel’s conduct and the extensive civilian death toll.
Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting.
The report details how Israel's policies and practices inflict collective punishment on the Palestinian people in an attempt to wipe them off the map.
It comes two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
The teenager was healthy before developing symptoms and is not known to have any contact with infected animals, health officials said.
Images online showed people damaging property and setting firecrackers. A police vehicle was later burned out in a nearby street and police said they suspect arson.
Afghanistan has had the highest number of children made homeless by climate disasters of any country as of the end of 2023, according to a report.
New Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people including children in Lebanon and northern Gaza.
The Dutch capital imposed the ban following attacks by youth on fans of an Israeli soccer club, as well as anti-Palestinian behavior and chants by those fans.
Qatar officials told Israel and Hamas that it can't continue to mediate “as long as there is a refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith."
Experts called the humanitarian situation throughout the Gaza Strip “extremely grave and rapidly deteriorating."
The Santiago-based organization is asking the government to recognize them legally as a religious association.