The Israeli Prime Minister became the first foreign Benjamin Netanyahu to address the U.S. Congress for the fourth time Sunday, breaking the Winston Churchill record of three speeches by a former British prime minister. Most notable in the speech was the Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to forge a nato-style alliance with the US in the middle east “To counter the Iranian threat”. He tried to“Bind” the United States to Israel, saying, “We are protecting you, too, and our enemies are your enemies.”. However, during his speech, more than 50 U.S. lawmakers were absent, and many democratic lawmakers at the scene sat still in their seats, refusing to clap and making silent protests, some even held up signs reading“War criminals”. Outside the parliament building, thousands of demonstrators protested, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
A new military alliance modelled on NATO?
AP reported that the Benjamin Netanyahu made a speech to the US Congress on Sunday afternoon. He hopes to enlist more American support. “An acceleration of American military assistance could greatly accelerate the end of the war in Gaza,” the Benjamin Netanyahu quoted Churchill as saying when he sought help from Congress during World War II, “Give us the tools and we’ll get the job done.”
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a speech to the U.S. Congress Sunday.
The Benjamin Netanyahu tried to “Bind” the US to Israel with an “Iranian threat”. “In the Middle East, the Iranian axis of terror poses the greatest threat to the United States, Israel and our Arab allies,” he said, “When we are at war with Iran, we are at war with America’s most radical and murderous enemy… … We’re not just protecting ourselves, we’re protecting you . Our enemy is your enemy, our fight is your fight, and our victory is your victory.”
The Benjamin Netanyahu also referred to a “Broader vision for the Middle East”, saying the US and Israel should forge a new military alliance modelled on NATO to “Address the Iranian threat”. According to the Israel times, “Just as the US established a security alliance in Europe to counter the Soviet threat, so today the US and Israel can establish a security alliance in the Middle East to counter the growing Iranian security threat,” the Benjamin Netanyahu said, the new alliance would be a natural extension of the Abrahamic Accord signed by the US and Israel under Donald Trump. “We should call it the Abrahamic Alliance.”. Russian today television said the Benjamin Netanyahu wanted Latin America to build a “Middle Eastern version of NATO”.
Russia: getting the details
In response to the Benjamin Netanyahu speech to Congress, “The American government and Congress applaud the Israeli Butcher for the massacre of Palestinian children every day,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Canani said in a social media post Thursday
Peskov, press secretary to the Russian President, said on the 25th that Russia is learning details of the Israeli Prime Minister’s proposal to establish a nato-like alliance in the Middle East, “What kind of coalition is this? However, NATO is a military bloc with clear and systematic confrontational tendencies. NATO was created to contain the Soviet Union and has continued to contain Russia,” he said, russia does not want to see a new regime of confrontation in the Middle East.
RIA Novosti said on the 25th, the Israeli Prime Minister of this proposal, aimed at the division of Arab countries. The establishment of a new and confrontational military bloc in the Middle East would be seen by Arab states as a serious threat and challenge. Ruholla modabel, an Iranian political scientist, was quoted as saying the Prime Minister’s attempt would increase already high tensions in the region and draw the US into a possible war, but the plan is doomed to failure. Modabel warned that any attempt by Israel to create tension, threaten or provoke Iranian interests would be met with a stern and direct response from Iran.
The Biden administration is trying to keep the US in the Middle East, despite recent efforts to find a way out of the Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the conservative magazine’s website.
US officials and NATO did not respond to Benjamin Netanyahu plans for a so-called “Middle East version” of NATO at the time of writing.
Protests inside and outside Capitol Hill
According to Sky News, this is the Benjamin Netanyahu’s first trip abroad since a new round of major Israeli-palestinian clashes broke out in October. Although he preached“Unity” in his speech, hoping to play the two sides of the aisle, his presence in Washington was a firestorm that exposed deep rifts within the United States.
The US News and World Report said the Benjamin Netanyahu speech was applauded by many Republican lawmakers as Congress tried to create an atmosphere of support for Israel, but he also encountered a“Dead response” from Democrats, many of whom remained silent and did not applaud. Representative Treeb, a Palestinian Democrat from Michigan, donned a traditional Palestinian turban and silently held up a sign that said“War criminal” on one side and“War criminal” on the other, on the other side it says“Mass murder”. In addition, more than 50 members did not show up at all, most of them Democrats, including former House Speaker Pelosi. She had previously described it as“The worst speech by a foreign dignitary invited to the US Congress”. Vice President Harriss, who Biden has just anointed to run in the general election, has gone out of town to attend a campaign rally in the absence of a Benjamin Netanyahu speech. Republican vice presidential candidate Vance also declined to attend the speech, citing his candidacy, Reuters reported.
Outside the parliament building, thousands of demonstrators held large demonstrations with signs reading “Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu”, “Cease fire immediately” and “Stop sending arms to Israel”, and clashes with the police, several demonstrators were arrested. The day before, more than 200 Benjamin Netanyahu protesters had been arrested for staging protests outside parliament.
Biden will meet the Benjamin Netanyahu on the 25th. The Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump at mar-a-lago on Friday. (CNN) — despite the U.S. government’s military and diplomatic support for the CNN, as the Gaza conflict continues and the death toll continues to rise, biden’s relationship with the Benjamin Netanyahu has grown increasingly frosty. Biden had previously criticised the Israeli operation as “Too much”.