Israeli President Isaac Herzog will tackle the US Congress, hailing US-Israel ties and “marking 75 years of Israel.”
The speech comes amid US considerations about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to reform Israel’s judicial system and the enlargement of Jewish settlements within the occupied Palestinian territories.
The US Home of Representatives handed a decision Tuesday reaffirming US help for Israel. The decision got here in response to feedback by Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who referred to as Israel a “racist state” earlier than clarifying that she believes the Netanyahu authorities “has engaged in brazenly racist and discriminatory insurance policies and that there are excessive racists.” selling that coverage inside the management of the present authorities”.
A number of Democratic lawmakers have stated they are going to boycott Herzog’s speech, together with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the one Palestinian-American in Congress.
Lawmakers have boycotted speeches by earlier visiting leaders, together with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech to Congress final month.
[Parte de la informacion para este informe provino de The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse y Reuters]
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