Netanyahu decries critics of war in Gaza as ‘Iran’s useful idiots’ in speech to Congress
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broadly criticized protests against Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, forcefully decrying anti-Israel protestors as “Iran’s useful idiots” in an address to Congress on Wednesday.
Netanyahu painted protestors with a broad brush, claiming that “many choose to stand with evil” and that “they stand with Hamas” and “rapists and murderers.”
“I have a message for these protestors: When the tyrants of Tehran, who hang gays from cranes and murder women for not covering their hair are praising, promoting and funding you, you have officially become Iran’s useful idiots,” Netanyahu said.
REp. Rashida Tlaib protests during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, July 24
“Antisemitism is the world’s oldest hatred,” Netanyahu said. “Just as malicious lies were leveled for centuries at the Jewish people, malicious lies are now being leveled at the Jewish state. The outrageous slanders that paint Israel as racist and genocidal are meant to delegitimize Israel, to demonize the Jewish state and to demonize Jews everywhere.”
“Whenever and wherever we see the scourge of antisemitism, we must unequovically condemn it and resolutely fight it without exception,” Netanyahu said during the speech to loud cheers and applause from members of Congress.
“For the forces of civilization to triumph, America and Israel must stand together,” Netanyahu said to loud cheers from lawmakers in attendance. “Because when we stand together, something very simple happens: We win, they lose.”
“As we defend ourselves on all fronts, I know that America has our back and I thank you for it – all sides of the aisle,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu slams accusations of genocide
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called accusations that Israeli is engaged in genocide against Palestinians in Gaza “outrageous slanders” in his address to Congress.
“The outrageous slanders that paint Israel as racist and genocidal are meant to delegitimize Israel, to demonize the Jewish state, and to demonize Jews everywhere,” said Netanyahu.
He compared what he called such “wild accusations” to the sort of historical anti-Semitic lies that led to the Holocaust.
Netanyahu specifically slammed the International Criminal Court allegations that Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza, calling it “utter, complete nonsense” and “a complete fabrication.”
Netanyahu urges US to fast-track military aid to "dramatically expedite an end to the war"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his address to Congress urged the United States to fast-tack military aid to Israel as the war in Gaza continues.
“Fast-tracking US military aid can dramatically expedite an end to the war in Gaza and help prevent a broader war in the Middle East,” he said.
“Today, as Israel fights on the front line of civilization, I, too, appeal to America: Give us the tools faster, and we’ll finish the job faster,” referencing former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s call to the US for aid during World War II.
Netanyahu framed weapons deliveries to Israel as a way for the US to avoid getting involved in conflict in the region.“We help keep Americans’ boots off the ground, while protecting our shared interests in the Middle East, he said.
Netanyahu says Israel is fighting for US interests when it battles Iran's proxies in the region
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the case that Israel is fighting for American interests because his country is fighting against Iran in its war.
“Iran understands that to truly challenge America, it must first conquer the Middle East – and for this it is uses its many proxies, including the Houthis, Hezbollah and Hamas. Yet in the heart of the Middle East, standing in Iran’s way, is one proud pro-American democracy, my country the state of Israel,” Netanyahu told Congress on Wednesday. “For Iran, Israel is first, America is next. So, when Israel fights Hamas, we’re fighting Iran. When we fight Hezbollah we’re fighting Iran. When we fight the Houthis, we’re fighting Iran,” he said.
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