U.S. PROTESTS ERUPT AGAINST NETANYAHU VISIT
July 24, 2024Capitol Hill is on high alert for a day of protest from thousands of demonstrators representing a broad coalition of groups voicing opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, when he addresses a joint session of the US Congress.
With tensions over Israel’s 10-and-half-month invasion of Gaza running high, police mounted a major security operation to seal off the US Capitol from protesters long before Netanyahu is due to speak.
Streets in Washington’s downtown area were closed to traffic, while officers experienced in dealing with mass protests were drafted in from the New York police department. The Capitol building itself has been ring-fenced off.
Netanyahu’s speech – arranged weeks ago and instigated by the Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson – takes place at a singularly dramatic moment in US politics, coming days after the withdrawal of Joe Biden from the presidential race and less than two weeks after a failed assassination attempt on the Republican nominee, Donald Trump.
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