Tag: Benjamin

Rashida Tlaib wants Benjamin Netanyahu arrested for invading Rafah

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian member of Congress, is calling on the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israeli forces seized Rafah in the Gaza Strip. “There is nowhere safe in Gaza,” Ms. Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, said in a statement Tuesday. “I urge […]

Mike Johnson aims to invite Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday said he’ll ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress. “I would love to have him come and address a joint session of Congress. We’ll certainly extend that invitation,” Mr. Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” This comes after Mr. Netanyahu spoke virtually with Senate Republicans during […]

U.S.-Israel tensions boil over as Washington welcomes Benjamin Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz for talks

Tensions between the White House and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government neared the boiling point Monday as Biden administration officials ramped up public pressure on the Jewish state over “intolerable” humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip while embracing one of Mr. Netanyahu’s most popular political rivals. In what seems to be a politically calculated […]