Thanks to a generous invitation from House Speaker Mike Johnson, I was blessed to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s July 24 speech in the U.S. Capitol.
The speech marked Mr. Netanyahu’s fourth appearance before Congress — a record for foreign leaders likely never to be tied, let alone broken. As pro-Hamas demonstrators burned American flags and chanted “Allahu akbar” (Arabic for “God is great”) in front of Union Station, Mr.
Netanyahu stood proud, brave, defiant and fearless. Last Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists committed an attack on Israel marked by rape, murder and infanticide.
It was the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. While some individuals and groups around the world are unthinkably excusing Hamas’ demonic attacks on Israel as justified, I am an American evangelical Christian, and I am proud to stand with Israel. I have learned about antisemitism in the halls of Yad Vashem in Israel and in the gas chambers of Auschwitz, which I recently toured as part of a trip to Ukraine for the National Prayer Breakfast in Kyiv.
From the Golan Heights to the fence line in the Gaza Strip, from the shores of Galilee to the Western Wall, I am honored to have witnessed the powerful history of Israel that Mr. Netanyahu explained to Congress. During the prime minister’s speech, I was reminded of the new axis of evil in our world today.
Iran supplies Hamas and Russia with the same drones to kill civilians in Israel and Ukraine, Russian dic.