Netanyahu Departs to Washington Amid Tattered Relations With Biden, Israeli Public Uproar
Trump will not meet Israeli PM Netanyahu on US visit, phone call expected:
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- The prime minister will address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, which some Democrats said they will boycott, while others vowed to disrupt it;
- Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Biden on Tuesday
Bibi seeks validation in his visit to a turbulent D.C.
Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Shaul Golan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu arrives in Washington on Monday, right into an unprecedented storm in American politics.
Why it matters: It will be Netanyahu's first visit to Washington in almost four years, and his first trip abroad since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel that led to the war in Gaza.
- More than 38,000 Palestinians and more than 1,500 Israelis have been killed in the war that has made Netanyahu a particularly controversial figure in the U.S. and created divisions within the Democratic Party.
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But his arrival comes as most of his counterparts on both sides of the Atlantic are interested in one thing:
Who will be the Democratic nominee for president in the Nov. 5 election.
Netanyahu wants to use his visit to the White House on Tuesday — and his speech to Congress on Wednesday — to rehabilitate both his tarnished image as "the protector of Israel," and as the Israeli politician with the most power and influence in the U.S.
State of play: Netanyahu's last visit to Washington was in September 2020, when he came to the White House as a strong and relatively popular leader of a center-right unity government to sign a peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates. That deal was brokered by then-President Trump.
State of play: Netanyahu's last visit to Washington was in September 2020, when he came to the White House as a strong and relatively popular leader of a center-right unity government to sign a peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates. That deal was brokered by then-President Trump.
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- Now Netanyahu will visit as a weakened and highly unpopular leader of the most conservative government in Israel's history.
- It's a government that has seen the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust take place on its watch.
What to watch: Dozens of Democratic lawmakers have said they'll boycott Netanyahu's speech, mainly because of Israel's actions in the Gaza war. Some Democrats think that as many as 100 House and Senate Dems won't show up.
- Netanyahu also is expected to face significant protests in Washington — from U.S. activists who oppose the war, and Israeli pro-democracy activists who oppose his conservative regime.
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