When US Congress becomes a circus

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial address at the US Congress, despite nine months of brutal ethnic cleansing and attempted genocide in Gaza, was met by over 10,000 angry protesters and boycotted by representatives of the Democratic Party.

The protesters demanded not just an end to Washington's unconditional support and arming of Israel, but also the arrest of Netanyahu himself.

• Huge protests reject Netanyahu’s pro-genocide speech to Congress
  

  Huge protests reject Netanyahu’s pro-genocide speech to Congress

  Over 10,000 protesters raged at the invitation of Congress to Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu.

This is Netanyahu’s first foreign visit since October 7 as well as being his first foreign visit since the International Criminal Court announced that they will seek an arrest warrant for Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza.

He should be locked up. He's a war criminal. The ICC declared him a criminal.

He committed genocide, he committed atrocities and he is killing innocent babies and women and those people that are dying, they are not Hamas, they don't have weapons.

Protester 01

• ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister
  

  ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister

  A panel of ICC judges will consider the chief prosecutor

Almost 130 Democratic lawmakers, half of all Democrats in Congress, boycotted his speech.

I think it's all a show. I mean, in the end, they're not really voting for anything that substantial.

We have just a couple of people in Congress that are doing some work, but the majority of the Democratic establishment, and all the Republicans are basically establishment, is just toeing the line of whatever AIPAC wants them to do.

Protester 02

• US House passes bill to sanction ICC over Netanyahu's arrest warrant request
  

  US House passes bill to sanction ICC over Netanyahu's arrest warrant request

  The US House of Representatives passes legislation to impose sanctions on the ICC for seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu.

Many in the Democratic Party are hoping that the apparent election replacement of Joe Biden with his vice president Kamala Harris, can somehow win back the huge number of progressive voters who vowed never to vote for Biden over his role in the genocide.

I don't think so because she oversaw everything that he was doing.

She's also a huge AIPAC supporter, has taken a lot of money from AIPAC. She's married to a huge Zionist.

So for us right now, it doesn't really matter who, you know, she's the same thing as Biden.

It's not really making a difference to us that she's potentially going to be taking over.

Protester 03

• ‘Not only a war criminal, but also a liar:’ Sanders slams Netanyahu’s US Congress address
  

  ‘Not only a war criminal, but also a liar:’ Sanders slams Netanyahu’s US Congress address

  American senator Sanders censures Netanyahu’s address to the US Congress, saying he is both a liar and a war criminal.

The protest was filled with American Jews who insisted that Israel does not represent all Jews, and that anti-Zionism can never be equated with anti-Semitism.

• US police arrest hundreds of Jewish activists during Gaza war protest in Congress building
  

  US police arrest hundreds of Jewish activists during Gaza war protest in Congress building

  US Capitol police have arrested hundreds of Jewish activists protesting against Washington’s military support for Israel.

You know, as long as Zionism has existed, there have been Jews who have spoken out and opposed it, that have made it clear that Zionism is an ideology that wants to create a Jewish only state where Jews have special rights over Palestinians.

And for centuries Jews have stood up for equal rights, stood up against fascism, to say that everyone deserves equal rights, everyone deserves safety and we are hundreds of Jews, thousands of Jews, acting in that tradition and calling for peace and justice and safety for all.

Protester 04

• In Congress, Netanyahu gets applause; but outside, pro-Palestinians reaffirm reality
  

  In Congress, Netanyahu gets applause; but outside, pro-Palestinians reaffirm reality

  Demonstrators with signs reading, “Arrest Netanyahu” and “End all US aid to Israel” chanted, “Free, free Palestine!”

A huge police presence led to many protesters renaming Washington DC as Fort Netanyahu.

This week, there have been hundreds of arrests with police using pepper spray on protesters.

In his speech, Netanyahu immediately focused on war mongering against Iran, and even called the pro Palestinian protesters outside "Iran's useful idiots"

• Outrage in Congress: Democrats boycott Netanyahu’s address over Gaza genocide
  

  Outrage in Congress: Democrats boycott Netanyahu’s address over Gaza genocide

  Nearly 80 House Democrats and at least six Democratic senators will boycott Netanyahu’s address.

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