BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson Welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu To The Capitol

3 months ago

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) welcomed and introduced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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00:00Good afternoon to everyone, we are certainly happy to welcome our friend Benjamin Netanyahu,

00:09who is of course the Prime Minister of the State of Israel.

00:12This is a very important time.

00:14Our bipartisan congressional leadership recognized it as such and invited him here

00:19because our dear ally Israel is in an existential fight for its very existence,

00:24and that fight extends to every one of its borders.

00:28Today the Israeli people are working to defeat Hamas,

00:31following of course the horrific massacre on October 7th.

00:35They're having to ward off Hezbollah in the north,

00:38they're having to respond to Houthi attacks in Tel Aviv,

00:41and they fended off a historic watershed direct attack from Iran itself,

00:46a regime that is allied with Russia and China.

00:50The threats Israel faces are not only kinetic.

00:54Jerusalem is also combating welfare and information wars

00:58and double standards from the UN and the media.

01:01Today and every day, Americans must stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel in its great struggle.

01:08In this struggle, nearly 300 days after October 7th,

01:13our hearts remain with the 120 men and women, boys and girls who are still in captivity in Gaza.

01:19Aidan, Il-Tai, Saji, Hirsch, Gadi, Judy, Omer, Keith, and so many others

01:27are being held deep in tunnels, and we have not forgotten them,

01:30or their families who so desperately want them home, and we of course do as well.

01:35Israel and the United States are united in our mission to bring them home,

01:39and I have full confidence that we will do just that.

01:42I have to say it's providential that the Prime Minister is here today after the 17th of Tammuz.

01:47It was nearly 2,000 years ago that the most powerful nation in the ancient world

01:52laid siege to Israel and destroyed Solomon's Temple.

01:55Today, the most powerful nation in the modern world

01:59is standing with our Jewish friends and the Israeli government.

02:03I'm certainly eager, as we all are, to hear from the Prime Minister,

02:07and as we hope that this 17th of Tammuz marks the last time that Jewish people lament destruction

02:13so that they can live freely and securely in their ancestral homeland.

02:17I would refer to the Prime Minister.

02:21Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

02:23Speaker Johnson, you have shown great leadership,

02:28along with the leaders of the Senate and the minority leaders of the House.

02:36I appreciate the fact that you've invited me to address this great assembly.

02:42It's the world's greatest democracy.

02:45The Congress of the United States speaks for the American people,

02:50and the American people speak for the entire world.

02:53I very much value this opportunity to address this august forum.

02:59You said just now something that resonates throughout the ages.

03:04Almost 2,000 years ago, the Romans breached the walls of Jerusalem.

03:09On this day, almost 2,000 years ago.

03:13Well, our enemies will not breach our walls today.

03:17And our wall is not made up only of our own soldiers, our brave heroes,

03:23but also the friendship and alliance with the people of the United States of America.

03:29That is very much expressed here today, and I thank you for giving me this opportunity.

03:35The people of Israel thank you for giving us this opportunity to express our common alliance.

03:40Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

03:42Thank you so much.

03:47Mr. Prime Minister, what's your message to Democrats who are not attending your speech today?

03:51Sir, what's your reaction to Democrats boycotting your speech?

03:55In service.

03:57Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister.

BREAKING: Speaker Mike Johnson Welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu To The Capitol

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