On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he accepted an invitation from congressional leaders to address a joint session of Congress in Washington.
Netanyahu wrote on X that he was “thrilled” to have the opportunity to address the House and the Senate and said he would present the “truth” about Israel’s onslaught in Gaza.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in inviting Netanyahu despite previously labeling the Israeli leader an “obstacle” to peace and calling for Israeli elections.
When Johnson first floated the idea of inviting Netanyahu, Schumer said the US-Israel relationship “transcends any one president or any one Prime Minister” and that he “will always welcome the opportunity for the Prime Minister of Israel to speak to Congress in a bipartisan way.”
A source told The Hill that Netanyahu’s address is expected to take place “as soon as the next eight weeks or soon after August recess.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and a few Democrats have come out against the plan to host Netanyahu. “Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. He should not be invited to address a joint meeting of Congress. I certainly will not attend,” Sanders said.
Netanyahu has a history of controversial addresses to Congress, including in 2015, when he delivered a speech opposing the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). He also played a key role in pressuring the Trump administration to tear up the agreement, which kept Iran’s civilian nuclear program under stringent limits.
In 2002, Netanyahu testified before Congress urging that the US invade Iraq, pushing the false narrative that Saddam Hussein had WMDs. “There is no question whatsoever that Saddam is seeking, is working, is advancing towards to the development of nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said.
He also claimed that a regime change in Iraq would inspire a revolution in Iran. “If you take out Saddam, Saddam’s regime, I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations on the region,” he said.
This will drive the Israel haters nuts.
Nothing new here. Maybe Putin should address a joint session once in a while too.
Not like it's the first time that particular terror kingpin has received similar invitations.
It should piss anyone off that has a conscience. So, you certainly won't be bothered by it.
And you can gloat with extreme Schadenfreude.
"And you can gloat with extreme Schadenfreude."
Already pissed his pants with joy – fouling the site again.
Maybe they hate what the Israeli government headed by such a criminal is doing not Israel as a country which you are trying to imply. And as for the so called “invitation” goes it was not something unexpected or foreseen but it comes naturally as expected from the Israeli controlled US congress. It is election season after all.
"you are trying to imply" I am not trying to imply. When people like dreamjoehill2 finish their posts with statements like "Death to Israel" that is pure hate.
I wonder if you might cite an article on this site where you allege [dreamjoehill2] "finished a post" with that statement.
I am not suggesting it is impossible, or that you are making it up; simply that, in the past few months, a Certain Commenter (CC) claimed Commenter X (CX) made a statement or statement(s). I looked at CX's Disqus comment history and found PRECISELY ZERO instances of the statement, or even the words forming the statement, in the 18 MONTHS previous to CC's accusation.
I called out CC on it and they ran & hid and declined to retract their lie.
[dreamjoehill2] has a Private Disqus history. Therefore – I ask for the supporting evidence on your claim.
I think it's great that the Israel first traitors are exposing their utter immorality.
It also puts Zionist control of Congress on display to millions
Also it's s great opportunity for mass protest.
It should be wild!
"This will drive the Israel haters nuts."
Traitors will heil their Zionst Führer when he shhits on the American flag.
He better fly direct since if the ICC issues those arrest warrants most of the countries in other flight paths will arrest him as soon as he lands. The criminal US, of course, won't.
Great. We can then watch congress dance and clap like circus animals for
the peanuts thrown to them
It will be a lollapalooza of ass kissing.
Indeed. It's going to be pretty crowded around Netanyahu's butt.
It's more than peanuts. A good prostitute can literally make millions from his/her AIPAC pimp.
“Sen. Schumer invited Netanyahu to speak despite previously calling him an 'obstacle' to peace.“ An act of utter and ongoing hypocrisy?
That can be explained by the fact that a majority of members of Congress do not want peace. They want war, permanent imperialist wars.
Inviting a criminal individual accused of genocide to address Congress is an insult to the civilized world.
Maybe, that’s because Netanyahu and its agency AIPAC do “own“ Congress. They bought it and they paid for it. By going to the US Congress, Netanyahu is only visiting his property and damn the American people.
As someone said, “a terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn’t have an air force“. And Netanyahu has an air force all paid by American taxpayers.
The invitation may have come from Netanyahu himself.
As in, "Dear Chuck, Please invite me to speak to Congress, because it would be such a shame if a fine senator like you lost the support of AIPAC."
And now, the cat has been let out of the bag. Terrorists also have air forces. Actually, that cat was let out long ago but now Israel has taken it to new levels that make it impossible to ignore.
Schumer has his head so far up his behind he thinks he just ate himself.
Congress, the Pentagon, intelligence agencies, the POTUS, Wall Street and the MSM are all obstacles to peace.
"Inviting a criminal individual accused of genocide to address Congress is an insult to the civilized world."
The image overpowers reason – disgraceful and shameful…defiling.
Maybe he'll bring his mushroom cloud cartoon. That was always a real show-stopper (or was that the mushroom clown cartoon???).
I remember the Acme bomb picture.
I don't recall if that ACME bomb was marked with the IRI's alleged progress toward an atomic bomb; or how close Netanyahu's AmericaFundMe was to its fundraising goal.
So, is this like 'invite a mass murderer to speak before congress month'? Too bad Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson aren't still with us. No competition for Bibi but they could be the opening act and Bibi could be the main attraction.
Well, there are a few recent US presidents who could give Bibi a good run for his money.
It's not his money. It's the US taxpayers money via our servile Congress.
The United States of Israel….! Don't forget to bring your bomb hand-drawing bibi…!
he demanded to be “invited” and congress obliged.
Maybe Pelosi and our VP can do a rerun and do some HS porn pom pom stuff for Bibi while they wrap themselves in the Israeli flag (you, know, make complete asses of themselves in front of 330 million Americans).
Don't even think about protesting this speech. The Regime will have DC under strict curfew and lock-down enforced by an army of Police and National Guard. "They HATE us because of our Freedom."
Disgusting. He should be banned from entering the US. The GOP/MAGA cult loves people with bloody hands.