Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not solely make a shock look on the US Capitol when Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Congress however say within the PM’s non-public field within the guests’ gallery above the Home flooring, alongside Netanyahu’s spouse Sara. He was there on the occasion as Netanyahu’s visitor — whereas greater than 30 members of the Congress boycotted the handle amid widespread protest in opposition to Netanyahu.
Elon Musk’s go to to the Capitol Hill got here a day after he introduced on X that his Starlink had been activated in a Gaza hospital with the help of Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
This was Netanyahu’s first handle to a joint assembly of Congress since Hama’s October 7 assault on Israel that ignited the struggle.
Elon Musk traveled to Israel in November within the wake of an argument he sparked after showing to endorse an antisemitic submit on X. Musk pushed again in opposition to accusations of antisemitism, saying that “nothing may very well be farther from the reality.”
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) blasted Netanyahu’s “political speech” aimed toward Republicans. “He supplied only a few, if any particulars on how he was truly going to safe Israel,” Murphy stated. “It was lots of poor sloganeering, lots of applause traces, however little or no in the way in which of, of substance. So I knew this might be a setback for US-Israel relations.”
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, held ‘Warfare Legal’ signal as Netanyahu spoke. “Netanyahu is a struggle prison committing genocide in opposition to the Palestinian individuals. It’s completely disgraceful that leaders from each events have invited him to handle Congress. He needs to be arrested and despatched to the Worldwide Legal Court docket,” Rashida earlier stated.
Elon Musk’s go to to the Capitol Hill got here a day after he introduced on X that his Starlink had been activated in a Gaza hospital with the help of Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
This was Netanyahu’s first handle to a joint assembly of Congress since Hama’s October 7 assault on Israel that ignited the struggle.
Elon Musk traveled to Israel in November within the wake of an argument he sparked after showing to endorse an antisemitic submit on X. Musk pushed again in opposition to accusations of antisemitism, saying that “nothing may very well be farther from the reality.”
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) blasted Netanyahu’s “political speech” aimed toward Republicans. “He supplied only a few, if any particulars on how he was truly going to safe Israel,” Murphy stated. “It was lots of poor sloganeering, lots of applause traces, however little or no in the way in which of, of substance. So I knew this might be a setback for US-Israel relations.”
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, held ‘Warfare Legal’ signal as Netanyahu spoke. “Netanyahu is a struggle prison committing genocide in opposition to the Palestinian individuals. It’s completely disgraceful that leaders from each events have invited him to handle Congress. He needs to be arrested and despatched to the Worldwide Legal Court docket,” Rashida earlier stated.
