Netanyahu Calls for 'Total Victory' in Address to U.S. Congress
Protests greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, D.C. as he calls on the U.S. Congress for more military support for Israel's war in Gaza.
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00:00Free, free Palestine!
00:04Anti-war protestors greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, D.C.
00:10as he seeks to show up support for his country's conflict in Gaza.
00:15Speaking to Congress, the Israeli leader took aim at those protestors,
00:20calling them shameful,
00:22while thanking the U.S. government for its support
00:24and appealing for more military aid.
00:27In World War II, as Britain fought on the front lines of civilization,
00:33Winston Churchill appealed to Americans with these famous words,
00:37give us the tools and we'll finish the job.
00:41Today, as Israel fights on the front line of civilization,
00:45I too appeal to America,
00:47give us the tools faster and we'll finish the job faster.
00:52Netanyahu's comments were welcomed by Republican lawmakers,
00:56but some Democrats present held a silent protest,
00:59holding signs that said war criminal.
01:03Many other lawmakers from the Democratic Party missed the speech entirely,
01:07boycotting his appearance to instead attend a side event in D.C.,
01:11calling for a ceasefire and peace.
01:13Let us do! Let us do! Let us do!
01:17But hopes for progress towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal were dashed,
01:21as the Israeli leader provided few details on any deal progress.
01:26With 39,000 Palestinians killed in the ongoing war
01:30and more than 100 Israelis still being held in Gaza,
01:33in Tel Aviv,
01:35people demanded Netanyahu do more to bring the hostages home.
01:39This is the only sentence that he has to say.
01:42We have a deal.
01:45We are bringing them home.
01:48This is the only thing that we want to hear.
01:51I don't care what else he has to say.
01:53With the war reaching its 10th month,
01:56pressure is mounting on Netanyahu to end the conflict.
02:00In his speech to U.S. lawmakers,
02:02the Israeli prime minister was expected to address a ceasefire resolution
02:06laid out by the United States and supported by the U.N. Security Council.
02:11But instead, the leader was defiant,
02:14calling for a total victory against Hamas.
02:17The same speech could have been delivered on October 8th, quite frankly.
02:22And you'd never know that there was an Israeli ceasefire proposal
02:26that was official U.S. policy
02:28and supported by everyone in the international community.
02:33But as Netanyahu's language around a ceasefire deal remains unchanged,
02:37relatives of the hostages will be given a chance to press the issue
02:40in a meeting with the Israeli leader and President Joe Biden.
02:44And as Washington remains fiercely divided on Israel's invasion of Gaza,
02:49the Israeli prime minister will also meet
02:51with presumed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris
02:55and Republican candidate Donald Trump
02:57as he continues to rally for support.
03:01Devon Tsai and Rosie Greninger for Taiwan Plus.