Netanyahu Defended Israel’s Genocide In Gaza At The US Congress And Got A Standing Ovation
“Give us the tools faster, and we’ll finish the job faster.”
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu received multiple standing ovations as he addressed the US Congress in a speech defending Israel’s genocide in Gaza and thanking the US for its support.
Entering the chamber to a standing ovation, Netanyahu delivered his fourth address to a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, July 24.
In his speech, Netanyahu defended its war on Gaza by framing it as critical not just for Israel but for the broader fight against terrorism and for democratic values worldwide.
He said that the US, Israel and their Arab allies were being confronted by Iran’s axis of terror in “a clash between barbarism and civilization,” saying that America and Israel will win if they stand together.
He again accused the International Criminal Court, which is seeking his arrest warrant for war crimes, of anti-Semitism, denying the fact that Israel has been deliberately starving people in Gaza and deliberately targeting civilians.
He also suggested that pro-Palestine protesters are being funded by Iran, saying they were standing with evil and with “rapists and murderers”.
He went on to claim that the war in Gaza has “one of the lowest ratios of combatants to non-combatant casualties in the history of urban warfare” and that the ratio is lowest in Rafah, saying that practically no civilians have been killed there.
“My friends, if you remember one thing, one thing from this speech, remember this: Our enemies are your enemies, our fight is your fight and our victory will be your victory,” he said, to thunderous applause and another standing ovation.
He thanked the US for its support in Israel’s war on Gaza and called on the country to fast track military aid so that Israel can expedite an end to the war and prevent a broader war from breaking out in the Middle East.
Netanyahu then evoked the words of Winston Churchill during World War II, saying “Give us the tools faster, and we’ll finish the job faster.”
He concluded his speech by stressing that Israel will fight until total victory – destroying Hamas’ capabilities, ending its rule in Gaza and bringing all its hostages home.
Numerous Democrats and independent politicians, including Vice President Kamala Harris, boycotted the speech or walked out early.
Meanwhile, Palestinian-American Representative Rashida Tlaib held up a sign that read "Guilty of genocide" on one side and "war criminal" on the other in the crowd.
Outside, thousands of pro-Palestine protesters organized a "day of rage" against the genocide in Gaza, with police clashing with demonstrators and arresting at least 23 people.
Hamas officials said Netanyahu's speech “was full of lies” and showed that he does not want to conclude a ceasefire deal, according to Reuters.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed more than 39,200 Palestinians in Gaza, and injured at least 90,000 others, mostly women and children.
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