
Israel PM Invited to Address US Congress Amid Gaza War
U.S. congressional leaders on Friday extended an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address lawmakers amidst Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza. In a May 31 letter to Mr. Netanyahu, Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives said that the invitation was meant to “highlight America’s solidarity with Israel.” “We join the state of Israel in your struggle against terror, especially as Hamas continues to hold American and Israeli citizens captive and its leaders jeopardize regional stability,” the letter reads. The lawmakers said they invited Mr. Netanyahu to share with Congress his government’s vision “for defending democracy, combatting terror, and establishing a just and lasting peace in the region.”...
