What occurred
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a uncommon tackle to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday amid ongoing protests over Israel’s battle in Gaza.
Who stated what
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who’s Palestinian American, attended Netanyahu’s speech, holding an indication studying “battle felony” and “responsible of genocide.” Many different high-profile Democrats, together with Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), weren’t in attendance, with “round half” of every of the Democratic caucuses “absent,” stated Andrew Solender at Axios.Â
Heading into his speech, Netanyahu needed to deal with a “new balancing act, interesting to the brand new, doubtlessly extra progressive face of the Democratic Social gathering whereas not antagonizing Trump,” The Wall Road Journal stated.Â
What subsequent?
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