Meanwhile, as a gathering political storm on this issue is slowly building up, House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon deliver a speech before a joint session of the US Congress. This comes at a time when the Israeli forces are engaged in a fierce battle against the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip.
These preparations fall from the meetings that Netanyahu had with the leaders of Republicans in congress, where he has been pushing to get a chance to address people in front of the world in a chance to defend his nation. In Johnson’s own words, he stated, “This speech will go quite a long way in providing a timely and very strong show for the Israeli government, particularly when they are under pressure. “
Nonetheless, this may cause some discomfort among democratic members of parliament who have been known to oppose Netanyahu’s administration and the management of the ongoing war. Applying the same logic and hearing the tone of the democrats sources describing the planned speech as “an unhelpful provocation,” they are saying that this move will deepen division and bring the focus again to the Republicans Democrat’s division over Netanyahu and Israel’s behavior.
This policy shift was made when relations between Biden’s administration and the Israeli government were tense. As the world anxiously observes the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Netanyahu’s planned address before the US Congress is expected to create another thorny issue on the world map.
During the political instabilities, the United States is also in the process of some efforts to direct political dialogue with the Palestinians again, which makes the geopolitical environment very unclear again.
As the world watches the events unfold, the stage has been set for a politico-charged tornado destined to whirl beyond the shores of the United States alone.
