{"id":1977514,"date":"2023-07-19T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-president-isaac-herzog-blasts-democratic-anti-semitism-in-landmark-congressional-address\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T15:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:29:37","slug":"israeli-president-isaac-herzog-blasts-democratic-anti-semitism-in-landmark-congressional-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-president-isaac-herzog-blasts-democratic-anti-semitism-in-landmark-congressional-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticizes Democratic Party&#8217;s anti-Semitism in important speech to Congress."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fisraeli-president-isaac-herzog-blasts-democratic-anti-semitism-in-landmark-congressional-address%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=1977514&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--><h2>Israeli President\u200d Isaac\u2063 Herzog \u200cCondemns Boycott\u200c of Speech\u2062 by \u200cDemocratic Lawmakers<\/h2>\n<div>\n \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Israeli\u200d president Isaac\u200d Herzog took aim \u200bat the\u2062 Democratic members of\u200c Congress who\u2063 boycotted\u2062 his Wednesday\u200b speech,\u200b saying that &#8220;<strong>questioning \u2063the\u200b Jewish \u200bpeople&#8217;s right to self-determination is \u200dnot \u2062legitimate diplomacy,\u2064 it\u200d is\u200c anti-Semitism.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n \u2064 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" \u2064rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p><a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\"\u200b rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though\u2062 Herzog did not \u200dname the \u200blawmakers, his\u200c comments \u2062appeared\u200c to be directed at\u2063 representatives who \u2062refused to attend his \u200bspeech, which\u200d commemorated \u200c75 years of\u200b Israeli independence.\u2063 That \u2062group includes \u200d&#8221;Squad&#8221; members\u2064 Ilhan\u200d Omar (Minn.), Alexandria\u200d Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.),\u2062 Jamaal Bowman \u200b(N.Y.), \u200cCori\u200d Bush (Mo.),\u200b and Rashida\u200d Tlaib (Mich.).<\/p>\n<p>Omar and \u2062other \u2062members of the\u200d far-left\u2063 &#8220;Squad&#8221; have \u2062routinely \u2064employed\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/gone-off-a-cliff-dems-grapple-with-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/things-that-donald-trump-did-not-do\/\" title=\"Things That Donald Trump Did Not Do\">anti-semitism<\/a>-ahead-of-israeli-presidents-visit\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>anti-Semitic rhetoric<\/a> when criticizing \u200cIsrael \u200band \u200cworking to \u200bundermine\u2064 the U.S.-Israel alliance. Rep. \u200dPramila Jayapal (D., Wash.),\u2063 the chairwoman\u2062 of the \u2063Congressional\u2063 Progressive\u200d Caucus, \u2062drew outrage\u2064 in\u200c the \u2064days before \u200dHerzog&#8217;s speech \u2064when she \u200cpublicly \u2064slammed Israel as \u2063a\u2063 &#8220;racist state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not oblivious \u2063to criticism among friends, \u200cincluding some expressed by\u2062 respected\u200c members \u2064of\u2064 this House,&#8221; Herzog said. \u2064&#8221;I\u2063 respect\u2062 criticism,\u2062 especially\u200c from\u2062 friends, although one \u200ddoes not always have\u2062 to accept \u2064it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Criticism\u2064 of\u200d Israel\u2064 must \u200cnot cross the line\u2063 into negation of \u200bthe\u2064 State \u200bof\u200c Israel&#8217;s \u2063right \u200cto\u2064 exist,&#8221; Herzog\u2064 said to wide \u200bapplause \u200bin\u2063 the chamber. &#8220;<strong>Vilifying\u2063 and\u200b attacking \u2064Jews, whether in Israel, in\u200c the\u2063 United States, or \u2063anywhere else in\u2062 the\u2063 world,\u2063 is\u2064 anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism \u200cis a disgrace in\u200c every\u2063 form.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Herzog \u200calso\u200c delivered \u200ba\u2063 dire \u2062warning\u200b about\u2063 Iran&#8217;s \u2064pursuit of a nuclear\u200b weapon, imploring Congress to work alongside\u2063 Israel\u2062 to confront\u2063 Tehran&#8217;s \u2064genocidal designs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Perhaps\u2063 the \u200dgreatest\u2064 challenge \u200dIsrael\u200c and \u2063the United States face \u2062at \u200cthis time\u200c together is\u2063 the Iranian\u2062 nuclear program,&#8221; the Israeli\u2062 leader said. &#8220;Let \u200bthere be no doubt: \u2062Iran does not strive \u2064to obtain nuclear energy\u200c for peaceful\u2064 purposes. Iran\u2062 is building \u200dnuclear \u200dcapabilities that \u200cpose \u2062a\u200c threat \u200cto \u2063the stability \u200cof\u200b the\u200c Middle East\u200d and\u200c beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b Islamic \u2064Republic &#8220;is \u2062the only nation on the \u200cplanet publicly calling, \u2063plotting,\u200b and\u2062 developing\u200c means \u2062to \u2062annihilate another \u200dnation and \u200cmember \u200dof\u200d the family \u200bof\u200c nations,\u2063 the \u2063State of Israel,&#8221;\u200c Herzog \u2063warned. \u200b&#8221;Allowing Iran \u2062to become a \u200dnuclear\u200b threshold state, \u200dwhether \u200bby\u2063 omission or by diplomatic \u200bcommission,\u2064 is \u2064unacceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though\u2062 Herzog did \u200cnot\u200d openly criticize \u200cthe \u2063Biden administration&#8217;s secret \u2063diplomacy with \u2062Iran \u200dto \u2063revive \u2064the 2015 \u200bnuclear deal\u2014an agreement that would provide Tehran&#8217;s\u200c hardline regime\u200d with\u2064 billions\u2064 of dollars\u2014he \u2062made clear that \u200bthe \u2064Ayatollah&#8217;s\u2063 government \u200dwill never\u2062 be\u200b reformed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The world cannot remain indifferent to the\u2063 Iranian\u200c regime&#8217;s \u2062call\u2062 to\u200b wipe \u200bIsrael\u200c off the map,&#8221; \u2062Herzog said.\u2064 &#8220;Tolerating\u2064 this call\u200b and Iran&#8217;s measures\u200d to realize \u200dit\u200c is\u2062 an \u200binexcusable \u200cmoral \u2062collapse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Israel, he\u200b added, remains &#8220;determined \u2063to prevent Iran\u2063 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-president-isaac-herzog-blasts-democratic-anti-semitism-in-landmark-congressional-address\/\" title=\"Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticizes Democratic Party's anti-Semitism in important speech to Congress.\">acquiring\u200b nuclear \u200dweapons \u200bcapabilities<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Herzog\u2062 also revealed that efforts \u2063are underway to\u2062 foster \u2063a landmark peace\u2064 deal \u200dbetween \u2062Israel and \u2062Saudi \u200cArabia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israel\u200b thanks the United States for \u2064working \u2063towards \u200bestablishing \u2063peaceful relations \u2063between Israel and \u2062the \u2062Kingdom of Saudi \u2064Arabia,&#8221; Herzog said. \u2064&#8221;We \u200dpray for \u2062this moment to come.\u200d This\u200d would be a huge\u2063 sea\u200d change \u200din\u2063 the\u2062 course of\u200b history \u2062in\u200d the\u2064 Middle\u200b East and\u200b the world \u2064at large.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Abraham \u200cAccords\u2014the landmark \u200cpeace\u200d deal between\u200b Israel, \u200dthe \u2063United Arab Emirates,\u2064 Bahrain,\u200d and Morocco\u2063 brokered\u200d by the Trump administration\u2014wholly \u2063&#8221;realigned \u2026\u200d our region,&#8221;\u200d Herzog \u2062said, noting \u2064that \u200dmore than one million Israelis have \u200cvisited\u2062 these countries since \u200dpeace\u200d was\u200b struck.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Israel&#8217;s\u2062 hand \u200bis extended, and our heart \u2062is open,\u200b to \u2063any partner in\u2063 peace\u200c near or far,&#8221;\u2062 including the\u2062 Palestinians, \u200cHerzog said.\u200c Peace\u2064 is\u200d impossible,\u200c however,\u200b as\u200b long\u200b as \u200dthe Palestinian government\u200b foments \u2062terrorism and\u2062 kills Israeli citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Palestinian\u200b terror against\u200d Israel or Israelis \u2062undermines\u2062 any \u2063possibility\u2064 for\u2063 a future\u2062 of peace \u200cbetween\u200b our peoples,&#8221;\u2063 Herzog said.\u2063 &#8220;Israelis\u200b are targeted\u200d while \u2064waiting for\u200d buses,\u2063 while taking \u2062a\u2062 stroll\u2064 on \u200bthe promenade, \u200bwhile spending time\u200b with their\u2062 family. At \u200bthe same time,\u2064 successful terror attacks are celebrated, \u2064terrorists \u2062are\u200b glorified, and \u2063their families\u2062 are\u200d financially\u2063 rewarded for\u2062 every Israeli they attack. \u2063This \u2063is\u200d inconceivable.\u2063 It&#8217;s\u200b a \u2062moral \u200ddisgrace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian\u200b terrorism \u2063&#8221;is\u200c not\u2064 a bump in\u200c the road,&#8221; Herzog said. &#8220;Terror is\u200d hatred and bloodshed. It contradicts humanity&#8217;s \u200dmost basic principles of\u200b peace. Israel cannot and\u2063 will\u2062 not tolerate\u2062 terror, and\u200b we \u200bknow that\u200b in\u200d this we\u200b are\u200c joined \u2062by \u2063the \u2063United\u2064 States \u2064of \u200bAmerica.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n \u200d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200d  \u200c<\/p>\n<p><a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even amid\u200b ongoing \u2062disagreements\u200c between Israel&#8217;s\u2063 conservative \u200bgovernment \u2063and the Biden administration, the \u200cU.S.-Israel \u200dalliance \u200bremains \u200cunbreakable, Herzog said \u200dto sustained applause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;America is\u2063 irreplaceable\u2062 to \u2063Israel, and Israel \u200dis\u200c irreplaceable \u2064to\u2063 America,&#8221; \u2062he\u2062 said.\u200c &#8220;Our \u2064bond\u200c may \u2064be\u2064 challenged at times,\u2063 but \u200dit \u200cis \u2062absolutely\u2064 unbreakable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n  \u200d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2064 \u2062 <\/p>\n<ul>\n\u2063   \u200b <\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/abraham-accords\/\" title=\"View all posts in\u200d Abraham \u200cAccords\">Abraham Accords<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \u2063 \u200c  <\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/anti-semitism\/\" \u2063title=\"View all\u200d posts \u200bin Anti-Semitism\">Anti-Semitism<\/a><\/li>\n<p>\u200c   \u2064 <\/p>\n<li><a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/congress\/\" title=\"View \u200dall \u200dposts \u2064in Congress\">Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \u200d \u200c  <\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">house<\/a>-democrats\/&#8221; title=&#8221;View all\u2064 posts \u200bin House \u200dDemocrats&#8221;>House Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<p>\u2063   \u2063 <\/p>\n<li><a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/ilhan-omar\/\"\u2062 title=\"View all posts\u200c in Ilhan\u2062 Omar\">Ilhan\u2062 Omar<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \u2062 \u2063  <\/p>\n<li><a\u200d href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/iran\/\" title=\"View all\u200b posts in Iran\">Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \u200c  \u2062 <\/p>\n<li><a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/iran-nuclear-deal\/\"\u200b title=\"View all\u2062 posts\u2064 in \u200dIran \u2064Nuclear Deal\">Iran\u2062 Nuclear\u200d Deal<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \u2064 \u200b \u2063 <\/p>\n<li><a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/israel\/\" title=\"View all posts in\u200d Israel\">Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \u2064   <\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" title=\"View\u200b all posts in Middle East\">Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<p>\u2062  \u2062\u2063  \u2062<\/p>\n<li><a \u2062href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/palestinian-authority\/\" \u200dtitle=\"View all posts in Palestinian \u200dAuthority\">Palestinian Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \u2064 \u2062\u2063 \u2063 <\/p>\n<li><a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/pramila-jayapal\/\" title=\"View \u2063all posts\u2064 in Pramila\u2064 Jayapal\">Pramila Jayapal<\/a><\/li>\n<p>\u2063   \u200b <\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\" \u2062title=\"View all posts \u2062in \u2063Saudi Arabia\">Saudi\u200d Arabia<\/a><\/li>\n<p>\u200c    <\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/terrorism\/\"\u200b title=\"View \u2062all\u200d posts in\u200b Terrorism\">Terrorism<\/a><\/li>\n<p>\u2062  \u2062  <\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/the-squad\/\" title=\"View\u200c all\u200d posts \u200bin \u2063The\u200b Squad\">The Squad<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \u2064\u2062 <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli president Isaac Herzog criticized Democratic members of Congress for boycotting his speech, stating that questioning the Jewish people&#8217;s right to self-determination is anti-Semitism, not legitimate diplomacy. 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