Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a passionate pitch for war to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday and proposed a NATO-like military block called the “Abraham Alliance.”
“America forged a security alliance in Europe to counter the growing Soviet threat. Likewise, America and Israel today can forge a security alliance in the Middle East to counter the growing Iranian threat. I think we should call it the Abraham Alliance.”
Netanyahu received an enthusiastic reception from the members of Congress that attended, although many were absent. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it “by far the worst presentation of any foreign dignitary invited.” She said that the families of Israeli hostages “are asking for a ceasefire deal that will bring the hostages home – and we hope the Prime Minister would spend his time achieving that goal.”
Huh. She’s right and that’s something we don’t say often say about Pelosi. Netanyahu is sabotaging peace for his warlust. An Israeli delegation for peace negotiations was delayed without explanation.
Netanyahu mocked antiwar protestors in his speech. Many of them were peaceful but the ones that weren’t proved his point. Capital Police used pepper spray to quell the more hateful demonstrations but not before American flags were torn down and burned.
