Israel’s Netanyahu faces protests, lawmaker boycotts on U.S. visit – National

Israel’s Netanyahu faces protests, lawmaker boycotts on U.S. visit – National

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before Congress on Wednesday in hopes of bolstering U.S. support for continuing Israel’s offensives against Hamas and other adversaries. But boycotts of his appearance by some Democratic lawmakers and expected protests outside are highlighting how his hard-line government’s conduct of the devastating conflict in Gaza is opening fissures in … Read more

Israel’s Netanyahu visiting U.S. amid political tensions. What to know – National

Israel’s Netanyahu visiting U.S. amid political tensions. What to know – National

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week is looming as a fraught one between the two allies, coming at a moment of extreme political flux in the United States and wariness among American leaders about Netanyahu’s history of interjecting himself into U.S. domestic politics. The main purpose of Netanyahu’s visit is a … Read more