Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with both President Biden and former President Trump during his visit to the United States.
Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the Israeli leader would be meeting with Biden at the White House on Thursday at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. The meeting was initially scheduled for Tuesday but was pushed back as Biden has been recovering from COVID-19.
Trump initially said he would meet with Netanyahu on Thursday at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, but he later said it was pushed back to Friday at the Israeli leader’s request. “Looking forward to welcoming Bibi Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Netanyahu is also expected to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris, but a date and time haven’t been set. Harris will not be attending Netanyahu’s address to Congress on Wednesday since she will be in Indianapolis as part of her new presidential campaign, which was launched on Sunday after Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her.
Major protests are expected in Washington during Netanyahu’s address to Congress. Ahmad Abuznaid, executive director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, told BBC that the protesters will “make the statement that war criminals like Netanyahu are not welcome” in the US.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has threatened to arrest Democratic lawmakers if they protest the speech in the chamber.
“There’s a number of Democrats in the House who have said they are going to boycott the event, and then some others are gonna protest,” Johnson said. “We’re gonna have extra sergeants at arms on the floor, and if anybody gets out of hand the Speaker of the House will bang the gavel. We’re gonna arrest people if we have to do it. We’re gonna get the message out.”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the only Palestinian American member of Congress, put out a statement calling for Netanyahu to be arrested. “Netanyahu is a war criminal committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” she said. “It is utterly disgraceful that leaders from both parties have invited him to address Congress. He should be arrested and sent to the International Criminal Court.”
Netanyahu’s visit to the US comes as he has been working to sabotage the chances of a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas as Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has been escalating.
The Peking Declaration is a profound change…..
(Excerpts) “…The attendees agreed on the following points:
1. Unifying national efforts to confront Zionist aggression and stop the genocide perpetrated by the occupying state and settler gangs supported by the United States of America. They also agreed to resist attempts to displace our people from their homeland, Palestine, and to force the Zionist entity to end its occupation of the Gaza Strip and all other occupied territories, while maintaining the unity of Palestinian lands, including the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
2. The Palestinian factions welcome the opinion of the International Court of Justice, which affirmed the illegitimacy of the Israeli presence, occupation, and settlements on the land of the State of Palestine and emphasized the need for their removal as soon as possible.
3. Based on the National Reconciliation Agreement signed in Cairo on 4/5/2011 and the Algiers Declaration signed on 12/10/2022, the factions agreed to continue following up on the implementation of agreements to end the division with the assistance of Egypt, Algeria, and friends in the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation as follows:
a) Commitment to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions, particularly Resolutions 181 and 2334, and ensuring the right of return in accordance with Resolution 194.
b) The right of the Palestinian people to resist occupation and end it in accordance with international laws and the United Nations Charter, and the right of peoples to self-determination and their struggle to achieve it by all available means……”
comment: generous 242 offer is off the table, now it’s 181 plus full on reparations as per 194 and 2334. Likud high risk – all or nothing – strategy is hurting Israelis
Finally. Maybe there is hope in a multi polar world.
Peace always rocks, always!
Albert Einstein, would be first leader of the illegal state of Israel, refused. He call the Likud Party fascists.
Yeah, yeah. But the US built the Pier delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza didn't they?
What pier?
That pier that they tried to build in the Mediterranean Sea. Mission accomplished.
“Netanyahu To Meet Biden On Thursday, Trump On Friday”
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Here is a classic case of Bibi giving his marching orders or else talk. All scared, obedient and powerless to object to his demands. It’s good to be the king.
Trump still has not visited Israel since the Oct 7 Hamas attack.
Its amazing how the American patriots who fear foreign influence so badly, can so readily accept that Netanyahu is actually in charge of the whitehouse. He demands limits on American freedom of speech and rights to protest and u.s. jackboots jump to it. Its like a dystopian movie. What an absolute disgrace the American government has become.
Patriotism died with JFK. These are all sellouts and whores. Any fear of foreign influence is only unacceptable according to London and the family.
One nice day, Satanyahu will meet Biden in Hell where they get what they deserved.
Yes but whose Hell? I hope not in one of the Hells I am at. 'Cause I'm in all of them. I'd rather have them go to their respective Heavens where all the annoyingly devout continue to pester eachother for countless eternities. That would be fitting punishment for them.
I would rather they be spirits languishing in the middle world for all eternity. Howling spirits.
So Israel cpvers all the bases.
I don't get it. He just came here to get his A$$ kissed? …Wait!? …Does he want the corrupt idiots in Congress to invade Lebanon and bomb Iran?
Ah, sigh….NA!
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Not just him, others from Israel have paid us a visit to implore the U.S. to fight with them in Lebanon.
He did say, that protesters supporting Palestine were funded by Iran. He is probably giving the orders to invade, he is America's real ruler it would seem…all hail king bibi.
And apparently he brought his dry cleaning…. Amazing.
”Alls WE are saying! Is Give Peace A Chance!!!”
Republicans are now the Party of Mass Murderers, hosting a War Criminal and threatening anyone who voices their disgust with Netanyahu? Harris is going to meet with the War Criminal, putting Democrats in the same Party of Mass Murderers. Who can vote for Harris/Trump/Kennedy, all patting Netanyahu on the back, voicing approval for his slaughtering of unarmed human beings? Bernie Sanders should have been the Presidential pick for the Dem Party, at least there would be some hope the Genocide would be stopped.
Our "representatives" are so afraid of the illegal state of Israel. Why else would they be falling all over themselves to greet the war criminal. USA. The home of the brave. Yeah….riiiiight.
The Crime Minister is meeting with criminal president, criminal Trump and to-be-criminal Harris in one week…! Match in Heaven…!
Same cowardly playbook.
Let the antics begin. I'll be happy to see the "cream of the crop" of American empire bobble their heads up and down like fools. It will be like playing wack-a-mole. Last time Netinyahu received 29 standing ovations. Thus, I believe we'll have at least 30 opportunities to wack them on the head. And someone tell that imbecile Jonson that congressional members have immunity for crimes and he wants to arrest them for speech. Now I know why some in the West hate Muslims so much. "Its because of our freedoms." We tend to think for ourselves than Most Americans.
Hi Ashraf! I needed a laugh! Tragic but true, ain’t it?!
To be truly honest though… I am very concerned….
Don't be concerned. Hating in your heart what is happening is the least of faith. Unfortunately there are many souls out there that don't even care.
“Looking forward to welcoming Bibi Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
I guess he and Bibi made up. Two peas in a pod.
A new horror movie wars!
The Pod People!
Biden ran to meet Netanyahu in Israel.
Netanyahu ran to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Big difference.
Trump moved the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Johnson excused the attack on the U.S.S. Liberty, saying that he "did not want to embarrass an ally". Harris is married to the man who created an organization "to root out antisemitism", is pro Zionism. RFK, Jr. is pro-Zionism. Only Jill Stein and Cornell West are against the wars.
Right. And they both have zero chance of being elected to the Presidency.
“Only Jill Stein and Cornell West are against the wars.”
They’re not the only two. Chase Oliver (the Libertarian nominee, who will likely get far more votes than Stein and West combined) is also against the wars. And there are probably others. Usually there are several hundred candidates for president.
To me, a big difference would have been Trump calling Netanyahu a war criminal and demanding he stop the genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. I guess Netanyahu kissing Trump's ass and him continuing the genocide instead of Biden kissing Netanyahu's ass and the genocide continuing is a difference maker for you.
Why do you think Donald Trump has NOT visited Israel in the wake of the Oct 7 Slave revolt in Gaza?
Are convicted but as yet unsentenced felons allowed to keep their passports?
What’s Israel’s policy on granting visas to convicted felons?
Israelis would welcome Trump with open arms if he chose to visit them. But for Trump it’s always “America First”—–not “Israel First”.
And by him not visiting Israel proves it's always "America first" with him? Him bitching about Biden withholding the shipment of 2000 lb. bombs was putting "America first"? Or all the things he did for Israel during his first term was putting "America first" too? I don't get where the difference comes in unless you use the single criteria that he didn't visit Israel. It's similar to saying that there were no new wars during his first term while ignoring all the warlike things that he did in the ongoing wars he inherited.
Why does that matter? Does him backing Israel's slaughter have different meaning because he hasn't visited Israel?
peaceful protest is like lodging a complaint which goes ignored as the actions continue anyways… past time to stop being Peaceful while their SOFT TYRANNY Advances.
WHO has found polio virus in the sewage in Gaza. Half of the Palestinians in Gaza have respiratory issues, serious issues. To read more, google Norman Finkelstein then look for his post on X.
I read that the Israelis are all getting polio vaccines, but not Palestinians of course. Its hard enough to watch this colonial violence, but now will we have to watch the Palestinians suffer polio via germ warfare ? Totally insane.
Are they vaccinated? Polio, based on my research, was caused by lead arsenate on apples as the pesticide, which is why it had increases in people affected in late summer early fall. Avoid Lead Arsenate. I wonder if they have a means to test for it on Fruits and Veggies?
THIS is what Integrity looks like……..
Thomas Massie (R-KY)
@RepThomasMassie
Today Congress will undertake political theater on behalf of the State Department.
The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his political standing in Israel and to quell int’l opposition to his war.
I don’t feel like being a prop so I won’t be attending.
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A day of Shame for all of mankind..
Norman Finkelstein on X. His message is disturbing on so many levels that I want to weep, and at the same time I want to hurt. Look it up. I am not able to keep and send the message. Basically, the WHO has discovered in the raw sewage polio. Yes, polio. Please look up and read his post on X. https://x.com/normfinkelstein/status/1814927661812138446 https://x.com/normfinkelstein/status/1814927661812138446
Kamala is a cop and those are her clapping seals..
Any person who speaks in favor of Netanyahu or what he is doing is thereby committing a crime under US law, for which that law provides the death penalty.
That penalty was applied repeatedly, by hanging Nazis and Japanese after WW2. The law is still on the books. It is not just an academic point, we also hanged Saddam Hussein for it (tore his head right off, remember?).
Netanyahu has given his speech.
1,. It was a "State of the Nation Speech" given in Washington instead of Jerusalem.
2. It was a "f*ck you Biden" speech. Bibi totally ignored Biden's cease-fire proposal.
3. Netanyahu interfered in our elections by effusively praising Trump without equally explicitly praising Biden-Harris.
As I commented in the Hezbollah drone strike thread, Netanyahu is here to nail down US military support for an invasion of Lebanon and subsequent war with Iran.
And he'll get it.
Scott Ritter is wrong when he thinks the US is about to dump Netanyahu after allowing him to deck himself in the US flag and use that to retain power in Israel. Ritter doesn't get that it doesn't matter whether the US and/or Israel can objectively defeat Hezbolah or not. What matters is that they believe they can and they believe that they must to achieve their foreign pollicy goals. Their belief is based on military ignorance and mythology based on decades of bombing defenseless civilians, as Martyanov repeatedly points out daily.
So they are going to invade Lebanon. Maybe the IDF push back against it will delay it some more, maybe not. At some point Israel and the US neocons will have to fish or cut bait. The neocons never need to "cut bait", they always double down. So do Israeli crazies.
There is an update le expression, dear Israel…. “ Here is your hat! What is your hurry?!”
Do remember dear friends…. WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!!
Don't think Harris is going to meet with him