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US Congress: Bibi Blathers About Burned Babies, Doubles Down on Endless War, Gets 55 Standing Ovations, by Andrew Anglin

25-7-2024 < UNZ 31 617 words
 

Bibi finally spoke before the US Congress, and it was even more ridiculous than anyone could have imagined.


The Guardian:



Benjamin Netanyahu lauded US support for Israel’s war in Gaza but offered few details on ceasefire negotiations as he addressed a raucous joint session of US Congress that was boycotted by dozens of Democratic lawmakers and protested by thousands outside the US Capitol.


In a fiery speech in the House chamber, Netanyahu called for “total victory” in the nine-month-old war, dashing hopes among some that he would announce progress toward a ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages before his meetings with Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday.


Who was hoping for that? I guess “hoping” is different than “expecting” or “viewing as a possibility,” but the way it is used in that sentence it’s like someone was claiming that was going to happen.


I did not see anyone claiming that, or suggesting it was a possibility.


I’m pretty sure everyone knew exactly how this would go.



We’re not only protecting ourselves. We’re protecting you … Our enemies are your enemy, our fight is your fight, and our victory will be your victory,” Netanyahu shouted, as House and Senate Republicans rose to their feet to applaud the Israeli prime minister.




Netanyahu also denied that Israel would seek to “resettle” Gaza when the conflict ended, but demanded the “demilitarization and deradicalization” of the territory, calling it his “vision for Gaza”.


And yet, Bibi’s close friend and future shadow president, Jared Kushner, has said that this is exactly what will happen, that Gaza is actually very nice real estate that the Jews will sell at very high prices.



Netanyahu also delivered a provocative message against critics of the war, pandering to Republicans as he called anti-war college protesters “Iran’s useful idiots”.


“Many anti-Israel protesters choose to stand with evil,” said Netanyahu. “Many stand with Hamas.”


I stand with Hamas. I don’t really think any of the college protesters do. It’s really a dumb talking point.


But these are all dumb talking points. It’s just total nonsense, all of it. He even did the rape and “burned babies” hoaxes.




With a genocide going on, you’d think he might have gotten fewer standing ovations than last time he came to order the US government around in person. But no. He broke the record with 55.


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