{"id":1977353,"date":"2023-07-19T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-address-to-us-congress-israels-president-warns-about-iranian-threat\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T13:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:13:35","slug":"in-address-to-us-congress-israels-president-warns-about-iranian-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-address-to-us-congress-israels-president-warns-about-iranian-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s President warns US Congress about the Iranian threat."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-address-to-us-congress-israels-president-warns-about-iranian-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div\u200b class=\"post_content\">\n \u2062 <\/p>\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0719\/2a7ddfb4-ecd9-4482-a40d-cd2833a682f6\/audio.mp3?length=6278157&#038;duration=523\"><\/div>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<p>Israeli \u200cPresident\u200b Isaac Herzog captivated \u2062a joint session \u200bof Congress\u200d on\u2063 July 19,\u200d delivering a\u200c powerful \u200cspeech that reaffirmed \u2062the \u2064unbreakable\u2063 bond between the \u2064United\u200c States and Israel. With\u2062 the \u200cIranian threat looming\u200b large, \u200dHerzog emphasized the \u200cneed for \u2062unity and action \u200bto\u200b prevent \u200bIran from obtaining\u200d a nuclear \u2064weapon.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing\u2062 a packed\u200d House \u200bchamber,\u200b Herzog \u2063expressed\u2064 gratitude\u200b for\u2062 the unwavering support of the\u200c United States \u2064towards Israel.\u200b The\u2063 audience\u200b responded with\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-address-to-us-congress-israels-president-warns-about-iranian-threat\/\" title=\"Israel's President warns US Congress about the Iranian threat.\">multiple \u2063standing ovations<\/a>,\u200c a \u2064testament to the strong alliance between\u2064 the \u2063two\u200d nations.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 \u200b<\/p>\n<h2>The Iranian \u2064Threat<\/h2>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<p>Herzog \u2062highlighted Iran\u200b as the\u200d greatest threat\u2062 to Israel,\u2064 condemning\u2064 its\u2064 nuclear \u200cprogram\u200b as\u200d anything but peaceful. He emphasized that\u200d the Iranian \u2063regime has \u2062spread hatred, \u2063terror, and suffering throughout the Middle East and \u2062beyond, \u2064even \u200cfueling\u2063 the disastrous \u200bfire \u200din Ukraine. The\u2063 presence\u2064 of Ukrainian \u2064Ambassador \u200dOksana Markarova \u200bserved as \u200da \u200dpoignant\u2064 reminder of\u200c the global\u2062 impact of \u2064Iran&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  <\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging \u200bthe \u2064peace \u200bagreements Israel \u2064has forged with Egypt, \u200dJordan, the \u2064United\u2062 Arab Emirates, Bahrain, \u2064Morocco, \u200cand \u2063Sudan,\u2062 Herzog expressed hope for Saudi Arabia \u2064to join this\u2062 circle of \u200cpeace.\u2063 Such\u200c a development \u200bwould mark a\u200c historic \u2064turning point \u2063in\u200c the Middle East \u2064and\u2062 the\u2063 world at \u200dlarge.\u2063 Additionally, \u200bHerzog yearned for\u2064 lasting peace\u200b between \u2062Israelis\u200d and Palestinians, \u2064emphasizing \u200dthat true\u200d peace cannot\u200c be\u200b achieved\u2064 through violence.<\/p>\n<p>Recent events, such\u2064 as \u2063Israel&#8217;s anti-terrorism raid in \u200bJenin,\u2062 underscored \u2064the\u2064 nation&#8217;s unwavering stance against terror. \u200cHerzog made \u2063it\u200c clear that \u200dIsrael will not\u200c tolerate acts of \u200bterror and expressed \u200dgratitude\u2063 for\u200b the \u200cUnited\u2064 States&#8217; shared commitment\u2062 to combating terrorism.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062\u200c <\/p>\n<p>Herzog called upon\u200b the\u2063 United States\u2063 and Israel to confront \u2064the\u2062 Iranian \u2063threat\u200b head-on, \u2063including preventing Iran \u200cfrom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-march-to-appeasement\/\" title=\"The March to Appeasement\">acquiring nuclear weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Racist State&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Herzog&#8217;s \u2064address came in \u2063the wake\u2062 of \u200cRep. Pramila\u2063 Jayapal&#8217;s \u200ccontroversial statement \u2064labeling Israel \u2063a &#8220;racist\u2064 state.&#8221; While Jayapal\u2062 later \u2062clarified that \u200bshe \u2064did not believe Israel\u200b as a\u200c nation is\u200c racist, she criticized\u2063 the discriminatory policies of \u2062Prime\u200c Minister \u2062Benjamin \u2062Netanyahu&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<p>House Democrat leadership, \u2064without \u2063directly naming \u200bJayapal, refuted the claim\u200b that\u2063 Israel is a racist state. They emphasized\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pramila-jayapal-backtracks-after-calling-israel-a-racist-state\/\" title=\"Pramila Jayapal retracts statement on Israel as 'racist state'.\">special\u200d relationship<\/a> \u2062between\u2063 the United States and\u2063 Israel, \u200drooted in\u2062 shared democratic\u2064 values \u200cand strategic interests.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Special Relationship&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>\u2063  \u2064<\/p>\n<p>House\u200c Democrat\u200c leadership, including House Minority Leader Hakeem\u2062 Jeffries, Minority \u200bWhip\u200d Katherine Clark, House Democrat\u2064 Conference\u2064 Chair Pete Aguilar, and Vice Chair \u200dTed\u2062 Lieu, reaffirmed\u2062 the special\u200b relationship between \u200dthe \u2063United \u2064States \u2062and\u2064 Israel.\u200c They \u2062emphasized that \u200bIsrael, \u200cas\u200b a\u200c Jewish\u200b and Democratic\u2062 nation, was \u2064founded \u200con the \u200bprinciple of equality for all its citizens, regardless of \u2064religion, race,\u2064 or\u2064 sex.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c  \u200d<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 bond\u2063 between \u2064America\u200b and \u200cIsrael\u200b remains\u2062 strong, grounded \u2063in \u2063a \u200bshared commitment \u200dto democracy\u2064 and \u200cmutual\u200d interests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke before Congress, emphasizing the U.S.-Israel alliance, cautioning against the Iranian threat, and defending Israel&#8217;s judiciary. In a packed House chamber, he received numerous standing ovations and expressed gratitude for America&#8217;s support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1797,"featured_media":1977354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1797"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}