Netanyahu addresses US Congress, says US and Israel must unite
Learn about Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress about the significance of maintaining US-Israeli unity. Get up to date with thorough reporting and analysis.
According to Netanyahu, "both courage and clarity" are necessary to defeat our enemy.
Many anti-Israel demonstrators, he says, "choose to stand with evil".
"They should be ashamed of themselves," he continues.
He informs the demonstrators that they have "become Iran's useful idiots".
Recall that thousands of people are in Washington, DC, at this very now, listening to Netanyahu speak. There are numerous protests opposing his visit.
A standing ovation is also given to an additional attendee, who Netanyahu points out as an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier.
According to Netanyahu, the soldier sprinted eight miles to the front lines to defend Israel when he witnessed the October 7 attacks.
Netanyahu praises a Muslim soldier standing next to him for his "tremendous bravery".
He gestures to a few more, who then get a round of applause.
Netanyahu announces, "These are the soldiers of Israel," drawing enthusiastic applause from Congressmen.
Netanyahu then calls out college administrators as "muddled academics" for their failure to denounce antisemitism on US campuses.
He cites the statements made in a Congressional hearing by the presidents of Penn University, MIT, and Harvard, who stated that there was a "context" in which calling for the annihilation of Jews went beyond the bounds of their respective codes of conduct.
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