Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is addressing a joint session of US Congress on 24th July, 2024.
Netanyahu aims to bolster support for his war efforts from the US.
Netanyahu met with President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during his visit.
Netanyahu's visit comes amidst ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, 24th July, 2024. The visit comes amidst ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip. Netanyahu's speech aims to bolster support for his war efforts from the US.
Netanyahu arrived in Washington DC on Monday and will meet with President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during his visit. The Israeli leader intends to present
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington DC and will address a joint session of the US Congress to garner support for his war in the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu intends to present the ‘truth about our just war’ during his Congress address, his first trip to the US since the conflict with Hamas began.
Accuracy
, Netanyahu intends to present the ‘truth about our just war’ during his Congress address, his first trip to the US since the conflict with Hamas began.
Netanyahu faces international and domestic pressure over his handling of the war which started nearly 10 months ago.
Vice President Kamala Harris will skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on Wednesday and instead give a speech at a sorority house in Indiana.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and Speaker Nancy Pelosi will also not attend Netanyahu’s speech.
Netanyahu is expected to receive a warm welcome from Republican lawmakers, but many Democrats and independent senators plan to boycott his appearance.
Accuracy
Several Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott Netanyahu’s address in protest at the high number of Palestinians killed during Israel’s offensive.
Netanyahu intends to present the ‘truth about our just war’ during his Congress address, his first trip to the US since the conflict with Hamas began.
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The article reports on Vice President Kamala Harris' decision to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress and instead give a speech at a sorority house. The authors use emotional manipulation by implying that Harris' absence is a sign of disloyalty to an ally, despite not providing any evidence for this claim. They also engage in selective reporting by only mentioning the Democrats and independents who plan to boycott Netanyahu's address, while omitting any mention of Republicans who are expected to attend. The authors do not disclose their sources.
Meanwhile, Biden is scheduled to make an address to the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The most notable absence will be Harris, who would traditionally sit behind any dignitary who would be speaking.
Republicans targeted the absence of Harris, the new Democratic front-runner for the presidency, as a sign of disloyalty to an ally.
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The article contains an appeal to authority by mentioning that many Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont plan to boycott Netanyahu's appearance. It also uses inflammatory rhetoric with phrases like 'boycotts Netanyahu', 'snubs Israeli leader', and describes the situation as a 'wartime address'. Additionally, it employs a dichotomous depiction by contrasting Republican lawmakers who arranged Netanyahu's speech with Democrats who plan to boycott it. However, no formal fallacies were found.
Vice President Kamala Harris...will be in Indiana for an event that was previously scheduled
According to the vice president's public schedule available Wednesday, that event is Harris's keynote speech at Zeta Phi Beta sorority's Grand Boulé in Indianapolis.
With Harris's absence, the task ordinarily would fall to Senate President pro tempore Patty Murray, D-Wash., but Murray reportedly refused to do so and will instead be boycotting the address.
The most notable absence will be Harris, who would traditionally sit behind any dignitary who would be speaking.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday afternoon.
Netanyahu intends to present the ‘truth about our just war’ during his Congress address, his first trip to the US since the conflict with Hamas began.
Accuracy
Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday afternoon.
Netanyahu intends to present the ‘truth about our just war’ during his Congress address
Vice President Kamala Harris will not preside over Netanyahu’s speech due to a scheduling conflict.
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The article contains inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. It also uses a dichotomous depiction of the Democratic party's stance on Netanyahu's speech.
. . . tensions are running so high that Speaker Mike Johnson has threatened to have anyone who causes a disturbance on the floor or in the gallery above arrested.
Dozens of Democrats boycotted that speech, in which he rebuked a proposed U.S. nuclear agreement with Iran.
empty seats on one side of the chamber will represent the deep anger from the party's progressive base about Mr. Netanyahu's conduct of the war with Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, DC has sparked protests at the Capitol.
About 200 people were arrested during a sit-in protest in the Cannon House Office Building.
Jewish Voice for Peace organized the protest against Israeli military policies and called for an end to arms shipments to Israel.
Accuracy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington DC and will address a joint session of the US Congress to garner support for his war in the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu intends to present the ‘truth about our just war’ during his Congress address, his first trip to the US since the conflict with Hamas began.
Biden and Harris will meet separately with Netanyahu on Thursday at the White House.
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The article does not have a clear author and contains quotes from multiple sources. Therefore, I cannot focus solely on the author's assertions as required by the analysis rules. Additionally, there are instances of selective reporting and emotional manipulation in the article.
>Jane Hirschmann, a native of Saugerties, New York, who drove down for the protest along with her two daughters – both of whom were arrested.<
>The demonstrators turned much of their ire on the Biden administration, demanding that the president immediately cease all arms shipments to Israel.<
>About a half-hour of protesters’ clapping and chanting, officers from the U.S. Capitol Police issued several warnings, then began arresting demonstrators – binding their hands with zip ties and leading them away one by one.<
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The article contains several instances of inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to emotion. Protesters are described as 'condemning Israel' and 'expressing support' while also demanding a cease-fire deal and the release of hostages. The author uses phrases like 'flurry of protests', 'touch off a wave of protests', and 'sparks wave of protests' to create an emotional response in the reader. Additionally, there is an appeal to authority when the article mentions that about 200 people were arrested according to Capitol Police, but Jewish Voice for Peace claims that many more were arrested. However, no formal or informal logical fallacies are explicitly stated in the article.
][The arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has touched off a flurry of protests in the nation's capital][/
Some of the demonstrations have condemned Israel but others have expressed support while pressing Netanyahu to strike a cease-fire deal and bring home the hostages still being held by Hamas.
Demonstrators protested against the military policies of Israel a day before a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu who will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, in the Cannon House Office Building at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
I am the daughter of Holocaust survivors and I know what a Holocaust looks like.
We're not focusing on Netanyahu. He's just a symptom.
But how can (Biden) be calling for a cease-fire when he's sending them bombs and planes?
Families of some of the remaining hostages held a protest vigil Tuesday evening on the National Mall, demanding that Netanyahu come to terms with Hamas and bring home the approximately 120 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza.
About 150 people wearing yellow shirts that read ‘Seal the Deal NOW!’ chanted ‘Bring Them Home’ and listened to testimonials from relatives and former hostages.
