Posted on 07/25/2024 5:48:25 AM PDT by SJackson
America is next.
Despite fanatical pro-Hamas protesters who set off fire alarms all night in his hotel, left maggots in the conference room set aside for the Israelis, and tried to block all the roads on the way to the Capitol, the forces of evil did not prevail: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Congress on Wednesday afternoon as planned and did his best to shore up a U.S./Israel alliance that the Biden-Harris administration, in desperate pursuit of votes from Michigan, has done so much to damage.
The signs of that damage were unmistakable as Netanyahu entered the House chamber to an enthusiastic and prolonged standing ovation. Some of the House’s most notorious leftists boycotted the event, including Nancy Pelosi, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the lame duck Jamaal Bowman, Jamie Raskin, and Cori Bush. Rashida Tlaib was there, looking even more sour than usual and holding up a fan, on which was printed “War Criminal.”
For the most part, however, Netanyahu was warmly received. He was interrupted repeatedly for standing ovations as he declared that the Gaza war is “not a clash of civilizations – it’s a clash between barbarism and civilization.” The war, he said, was “a clash between those who glorify death and those who sanctify life.” In one of many gentle but unmistakable ripostes to those in the Biden regime who want to destroy America’s alliance with Israel, he emphasized that “for the forces of civilization to triumph, America and Israel must stand together.”
Netanyahu took his audience through a brief but pointed recap of just how bad the Hamas jihad attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, really were, noting that in proportion to the populations of Israel and the U.S., Oct. 7 was like twenty 9/11s. He introduced the rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani, who was in the galleries (seated not far from Elon Musk), and struck a conciliatory tone, ignoring all the ways that the Biden administration has betrayed Israel while thanking Biden for his “tireless efforts on behalf of the hostages,” as well as his “heartfelt support for Israel.”
The Israeli prime minister also struck back at the false claim that Israel is an “apartheid” state, introducing a Bedouin Muslim soldier and pointing out that in the Israeli military, Muslim soldiers are fighting alongside their Jewish, Druze, and Christian comrades-in-arms for the defense of their country.
In the same vein, Netanyahu had strong words for the anti-Israel protesters who, he said, “stand with evil, stand with Hamas.” They should, he said to prolonged applause, “be ashamed of themselves.” Gays for Gaza, he said, were equivalent to Chickens for KFC. It was, of course, blazingly obvious, and only unusual in that no one of his stature had said it before.
To those who claim that Israel is a colonialist state, he emphasized the Jewish people’s 4,000-year connection to their homeland. Claims that Israel is racist and genocidal were, he stated, “outrageous slanders.” He also addressed the International Criminal Court’s accusation that Israel is starving the people of Gaza, calling it a “complete fabrication” and noting the fact that Hamas is stealing aid meant for the people of Gaza.
In response to ICC claims that the IDF is deliberately targeting civilians, Netanyahu pointed out the immense efforts that Israel makes to keep civilians out of harm’s way. He noted that Col. John Spencer of West Point, after extensive study of the situation on the ground in Gaza, stated that Israel has implanted more precautions to prevent civilian harm than any military in history, and more than what international law requires.
The rate of civilian casualties is lowest, Netanyahu said, in Rafah. Practically no civilians have been killed in Rafah, he added, because Israel got the civilians out of harm’s way. In a subtle swipe at Kamala Harris, he recalled her words: “Some said, ‘If Israel enters Rafah, Palestinian civilians have nowhere to go.’ But guess what? We entered and took Rafah, and there was the lowest rate of civilian casualties in the entire Gaza!” Israeli soldiers, Netanyahu emphasized, should not be condemned but commended.
Above all, Netanyahu emphasized that what Israel is facing is a war that Iran is waging through its proxies and that the Islamic Republic has not just Israel in its sights, but also the U.S. He quoted a Hizballah official saying: “This is not a war with Israel. Israel is merely a tool. The main war, the real war, is with America.” Iran understands, Netanyahu continued, “that to truly conquer America, it must conquer the Middle East. Israel stands in the way. For Iran, Israel is first; America is next. We’re not only protecting ourselves, we’re protecting you. Our enemies are your enemies. Our fight is your fight. And our victory will be your victory. That victory is in sight. Israel’s defeat of Hamas will be a powerful blow to Iran’s axis of terror.”
Netanyahu several times expressed his gratitude to Biden, but he also, without naming the apparent president, asked for an end to the administration’s slowdown in supplying weapons to Israel. “Fast-tracking U.S. military aid,” he said, “can dramatically expedite an end to the war in Gaza and help prevent a broader war in the Middle East.
Offering a vision for Gaza after the war, he called for the region’s “demilitarization and deradicalization,” likening his proposal to the treatment of Germany and Japan after World War II. “Following our victory,” Netanyahu said, “with the help of regional partners, the demilitarization and deradicalization of Gaza can also lead to a future of security, prosperity, and peace. That’s my vision for Gaza.”
Netanyahu also offered a vision for “the broader Middle East”: “America and Israel today can forge a security alliance in the Middle East to counter the growing Iranian threat.” Thanking Donald Trump for the Abraham Accords, he suggested calling this the “Abraham Alliance.”
Could it happen? Well, this, like so much else, is riding on what happens in November. “I’m confident,” Netanyahu said, “that our two nations will vanquish the tyrants and terrorists who threaten us both.” His confidence is inspiring. If the tyrants and terrorists in Washington are defeated, his optimistic vision might have a chance to come to fruition.
Chickens for KFC has a nice ring to it. I'd also speculate that most of the leftists, not necessarily the terrorists, are as pro abortion as they are pro gay. Yet they support a palestinian society where abortion is illegal except for mothers life, and both Dr and mother go to jail. Though mom's sentence can be reduced if the abortion was for honor. Imagine what the family does to that mom when she finishes her term. Perhaps hatred for Jews and Israel overcome these policies, but the underlying objective of these terrorists is the destruction of the US. Israel is just on the way to final success. Related threads
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Civilization v barbarians
While I still worry about Bibi & Company giving away victory (as Israel almost always has done),
it was a spectacularily-delivered speech and it struck quite a number of the correct chords well.
More standing ovations than any speech in known Congressional history. Congress was literally leaping out of their seats to give Bibi standing ovations every minute. (More exercise than a year’s worth of army boot camp training, ha!)
While Nancy Pelousy, VP Harris (who’s job it was to attend and preside) and a few of the other extremist communists and Nazis made asses of themselves boycotting and insulting the guest speaker with lies. (How downright embarrassing for them!)
Rarely has the battle between Good and Evil been so boldly and starkly presented. Netanyahu invocation of Churchill was most appropriate.
For, per Nancy, the worst speech by a dignitary to Congress in history. She gets more excited by the burning of flags, American not Israeli, in the Capital. Not alone, even amongst elected officials.
EVERY Democrat up for election or re-election in 2025 MUST BE DEFEATED!
Democrats are the enemy! They MUST NOT HOLD ELECTIVE OR APPOINTIVE OFFICE!
We must purge Democrats out of government, at all levels!
/RANT
Pelousy has done great damage to America.
1. she faked the eligibility paperwork for Obama (or whatever his real name may be)
2. she shoved commie-care throough congress (a bill of over 2000 pages of unintelligible legalese) without letting any of our elected Representatives even read the bill
3. more
Will the “useful idiots for Iran” give Kamala’s Jewish husband and her Jewish VP the same treatment? How about Chuckie?
EC
I want to give kudos to Senators Fetterman, Sinema and Manchin for defying the prevailing winds of anti-Semitism in the Democrat party and not only repeatedly applauding Bibi, but for also being a part of his welcoming committee. Especially Fetterman, who made a special effort to wear a suit for Bibi’s speech, despite being clearly uncomfortable in it.
Did Pelosi not attend because she was not in a position to tear up the speech? Her action tearing up a State of the Union speech may be the most despicable and disrespectful action ever in the House. Her legacy is secure.
Evil Woman. Absolutely Evil.
I don’t know.
She’s been an evil POS for so long, she may not have even thought about it one way or the other. Being a Jerk just comes natural to someone who has had so much practice at it.
Promoting “gay rights” in the Holy Land is no way to gain G-d’s favor.
NO ONE has a better grasp of the whole situation than BIBI.
NO ONE
And yet we have the morally inverted allahu akhbar chorus at FR on the pro-barbarism side.
SMFH
“Gays for Hamas is like chickens for KFC.” Bibi
Agree. Those Republicans running against them need to inform us what if anything they need.
Changing tagline for my “friends.”
They know who they are.
Their AIPAC checks cleared. All politicians are paid for whores.
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