In other words, you Palestinians have no national rights here. One of McCarthy’s opening lines was typical: “It is an honor to join you in the city of Jerusalem, the eternal capital of Israel.” I believe the best days… /tRdfEEhLi3- Amir Ohana - אמיר אוחנה May 1, 2023 Thank you for honoring the Knesset with your inspiring words and unwavering support: "America is grateful for our friendship with Israel. Americans, Palestinians and Israelis have heard it all before, including the total absence of any mention of Palestinians.Ī Zionist, heartwarming speech by a true friend of Israel 🇮🇱🇺🇸 McCarthy was introduced to the Knesset by Amir Ohana, that assembly’s own speaker, who has claimed that Muslims are inclined to “cultural murderousness.” Members of the delegation joining McCarthy were former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Representatives Anthony D’Esposito, Andrew Garbarino, Greg Landsman, Josh Gottheimer, Garret Graves, Erin Houchin, Thomas Kean, Jr., Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Julia Letlow, Robert Menendez, Max Miller, Jared Moskowitz, Jimmy Panetta and Bruce Westerman. McCarthy follows Republican Newt Gingrich as the only other US House speaker to address a full session of the Knesset.
Miriam Adelson was reportedly in attendance. On Monday, McCarthy addressed the Knesset. McCarthy’s language recalls a March 2015 Netanyahu speech to a joint session of Congress hosted by Republicans seeking to undermine President Barack Obama’s nuclear negotiations with Iran.ĭemocratic anger toward Netanyahu has very slowly built since then among congressional Democrats, but has taken significant root among grassroots Democrats who reject Netanyahu’s discriminatory policies and now sympathize more with Palestinians than with Israel. He’s a dear friend, as a prime minister of a country that we have our closest ties with.” “If doesn’t happen, I’ll invite the prime minister to come meet with the House. “It’s been too long,” he said to Israel Hayom, a newspaper published by the conservative and anti-Palestinian Adelson family. He decried President Joe Biden’s reluctance to invite Netanyahu to the White House. McCarthy also wants Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington. While in the region, McCarthy and a bipartisan congressional delegation celebrated Israel’s 75th anniversary and the permanent expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.ĭuring his brief time there, he put in place an effort to pull the US House of Representatives and the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, closer together.
Kevin McCarthy, speaker in the US House of Representatives, cozied up with the apartheid-supporting prime minister of Israel this week.
A bipartisan congressional delegation led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently visited the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, to provide support to the apartheid state.
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