Nach der Einladung führender Republikaner und Demokraten wird Israels Premierminister Netanyahu am 24. Juli eine Rede vor dem US-Kongress halten. Unklar ist, ob er auch US-Präsident Biden treffen wird.
~39 Dead. "IL MIL: made improper use of a US-made bomb in a deadly airstrike Thurs on a UN school compound in Gaza -current & fmr US DEF officials. GBU-39 small-diameter bomb -same kind of bomb that IL used in an airstrike last month that killed dozens of displaced civilians at a tent camp -#Netanyahu called a “tragic mishap.”
#Netanyahu has escalated his attacks. He has no regard for Pres Biden, will continue the war through yearend, esp. if his wish comes true, that #TFG wins... The famine is worse, there's a lack of water, not enough #humanitarianaid, #warcrimes & #IHL violations are more frequent...
MSF: "MIL strikes continued last night in the Middle Area, Al-Aqsa hospital is barely coping with the influx of patients and dead people. “It’s a scene of devastation. This hospital is a sinking ship.”
UN: honored the 188 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2023.
135 were women & men who worked for UNRWA, killed during Israeli MIL ops. in Gaza since #Oct7. Many were killed along with their families & within the comms. they served.
“By far the highest number of our personnel killed in a single conflict or nat. disaster since the creation of the UN -Sec-Gen Guterres reiterated his call for “full accountability” for the deaths. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150736
Multiple news sites report that the Netanyahu govt, via its MIN of Diaspora Affairs, ran a multi-M$ AI-powered disinfo. campaign designed to generate support for their Gaza war among US elected officials & gen. public.
Bernie Sanders slams the Speaker for inviting Netanyahu to address Congress
"Palestinian children are starving in Gaza because of Netanyahu's policies", yet he has been invited to address Congress.
“I would say to Speaker Johnson that when you attend your fundraising dinners with your billionaire friends... please remember these pictures from Gaza. These children & thousands more are the direct result of Netanyahu’s policies."
Netanyahu & other Israeli officials are unscrupulous, they're using SM & other means to smear their 'enemies' & prop up their war effort.
In an attempt to sway global public opinion on the war in Gaza, fake accounts & sites spread pro-Israel & Islamophobic content.
Three months ago we exposed a secret Israeli influence campaign targeting US lawmakers over Gaza war. It was orchestrated by the Israeli gov't itself."
Bernie Sanders slams the Speaker for inviting Netanyahu to address Congress
"Palestinian children are starving in Gaza because of Netanyahu's policies", yet he has been invited to address Congress.
“I would say to Speaker Johnson that when you attend your fundraising dinners with your billionaire friends... please remember these pictures from Gaza. These children & thousands more are the direct result of Netanyahu’s policies."
#Biden calls #America’s democratic values the “grounding wire of our global power” & its #alliances “our greatest asset.” …#Trump, called for withdrawing American forces in #Europe & #Asia & has promised… to cut loose even our closest #allies if they don’t do as he tells them. …Trump sees all countries as unreliable, the relations between them #transactional. That sentiment has spread throughout a #GOP that once championed America’s values abroad…
#POTUS#Biden, asked whether #Israel PM Benjamin #Netanyahu was prolonging the #war in #Gaza in an effort to hold on to #power & stay in office, said that he believed “there is every reason for people to draw that conclusion.”
Save Palestinians from Hamas, oust Bibi & his ultra-orthodox government allies in Israel who made sure Hamas stays in power in Gaza!
Save Israelis from Bibi & his ultra-right allies who are using the threat of Hamas to strip civil liberties and dismantle any checks & balances limiting their power!
@br00t4c Time to end Netanyahu's march to dictator. Do not let him set foot on US soil, much less a replay of his "address" to Congress like he did under Obama, interfering in US govt. negotiations to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. Obama made that 10 yr. deal; Trump blew it up at Netanyahu's instigation.
Think about it: Putin wants Iran, his ally, to have nukes. Bibi is in bed now with both: don't let them fool you.
Democrats are anticipating a large chunk of their caucus to sit out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu'saddress to a #joint#session Congress.
Why it matters:
It would represent a significant repudiation of the Israeli prime minister amid persistent Democratic objections to how he has conducted the war in Gaza.
Netanyahu's 2015 speech to Congress, which was a major snub of the Obama administration, was skippedby 58 Democratic lawmakers.
Many Democrats this year argued against inviting Netanyahu in the first place, accusing Republicans of attempting to divide their party with the speech.
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) told Axios the #boycott "will be large" and that there are "a lot of people who are extremely upset he is coming here."
Jayapal said she has spoken to several lawmakers who went to Netanyahu's 2015 speech but said they will not attend this time.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the progressive ranking member of the House Rules Committee, told Axios he will not attend and said: "I wish it wasn't [happening]."
Several other progressives previously told Axios when the speech was first floated in March that they would sit it out.
Some Democrats who have tried to balance their support for Israel and their discomfort with how the war has been prosecuted are struggling with whether to attend, as Axios previously reported.
One House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a lot of members will "wait up until the very end to decide" whether they will attend, calling it a "very fluid, unpredictable situation."
The lawmaker said that whether there is a #ceasefire in Gaza by the time Netanyahu speaks will be the key factor, predicting anywhere from 50 to 100 Democrats will skip the speech if the war is still raging.
Another, senior House Democrat said it is "all being discussed" and that "a number [of Democrats] are going and #disrupting" the speech.
The other side: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), a senior Progressive Caucus member, told Axios he is "hoping to have a conversation about it."
Israel’s Seizure of #Gaza Border Zone Strains Ties With Egypt
Israel defied ominous Egyptian warnings & took control of the #PhiladelphiCorridor, but the reaction from #Egypt, which wants to maintain its #security cooperation with #Israel, has been muted.
The #IDF said another 4 #Israeli hostages abducted by #Hamas on #Oct7 had died in captivity & that their bodies are being held by the #Palestinian Islamist group.
The 4 were identified as Chaim Peri, 80, Yoram Metzger, 80, Amiram Cooper, 84, & Nadav Popplewell, 51.
All 4 were filmed alive in hostage videos posted by #Hamas.
#Hamas said that Popplewell had died of wounds sustained during an Israeli air strike when posting his video last month.
#IDF spox Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said that new intelligence led to confirmation of their deaths. The military believes the 4 were killed together in the southern #Gaza city of #KhanYounis a "number of months" ago when Israeli forces were operating in the city, Hagari said in remarks that were broadcast.
“We are thoroughly examining the circumstances of their deaths & checking all possibilities. We will present soon the findings, first to their families, & then to the public," he said. "We will present them w/transparency, as we have done until now."
Of the >250 people abducted on Oct. 7, about 120 remain in #Gaza, acc/to Israeli tallies. Many have been declared dead by Israeli authorities.
US-Präsident Biden hatte seinen Vorschlag für ein Ende der Kämpfe im Gazastreifen als israelischen Friedensplan präsentiert. Doch Israels Regierung steht offenbar nicht hinter dem Vorschlag. Von Jan-Christoph Kitzler.
Netanyahu seeks to block inquiry into Oct. 7 attack by Hamas: report
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to hinder the appointment of members of an inquiry commission into the October 7 Hamas-led attack, Haaretz newspaper said"
"The newspaper, citing an official in Netanyahu’s office, said the Israeli premier “does not trust judges, fearing that they will retaliate against him because of legal reform,”"