If you didn’t like the outcome of this odyssey through uncharted legal territory before Lloyd Austin reversed it, blame the C.I.A., Mitch McConnell and almost every other member of Congress who served in 2009 and 2015.
These people are no different than the settlers that gather in lawn chairs, eat popcorn, and cheer when the Israeli military drops bombs on apartment complexes in Gaza, writes Danaka Katovich.
“Guilty of Genocide” — the sole Palestinian American member of Congress raised a sign during the Israeli leader’s address on Wednesday, which more than 100 U.S. legislators boycotted.
You couldn’t ask for a better example of everything Washington stands for: Both houses of Congress rising to feverishly applaud one of history’s worst genocidal monsters dozens of times as he lies over and over again, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Live-stream from the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister addresses a joint session of Congress.
UPDATED: U.S. support for Israel’s genocide against Palestine is rooted not only in campaign financing but other factors, including a rigid ideology stuck in the shadow of World War II, writes Joe Lauria.
“Disgraceful defamation of the Peoples’ Legislature” — Ralph Nader on the opposition the Israeli prime minister is facing both at home in Israel and in the U.S.
A new coalition of advocacy groups is urging U.S. lawmakers to skip Netanyahu’s speech in Washington, where protesters are planning demonstrations against the Israeli leader and the genocide in Gaza.
The appearance again in Congress of the Israeli prime minister makes it seem as if he is the American president and Israel and the U.S. are one country, writes Corinna Barnard.
With an eye on Netanyahu’s Washington visit this week, the Center for Constitutional Rights says Israeli officials’ frequent visits to Washington place them in U.S. jurisdiction.