Israel Protests - Herzog vs Netanyahu

Israel's longest-serving premier will on Wednesday become the first foreign leader to address a joint meeting of the two chambers four times. Analysts say the war on Gaza has created worrying tensions between Israel and the United States. Washington fears a backlash from the mounting civilian toll in Gaza, while protests in Israel by families of captives in the strip are causing headaches for Netanyahu.

'Worst Presentation'- Netanyahu's Congressional Address Sparks Boycott, Criticism. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced an unprecedented boycott from about half of the Democrats in the House of Representatives and Senate. Netanyahu urged the United States to supply Israel with more weapons to continue its operations in Gaza. Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi called the Israeli prime ministers speech the worst address from a foreign leader in US history.

38,153 + killed* and at least 87,828 wounded in the Gaza Strip. Among the dead, 28,428 have been fully identified. These include 7,779 children, 5466 women, and 2418 elderly people as of May 1. Around 10,000 more are estimated to be under the rubble. Hamas says it has recruited thousands of new resistance fighters.

Liberal Zionism sanitises and revises the movement's reactionary, settler-colonialist, and white supremacist nature, writes Yoav Litvin. The liberal Zionist propaganda apparatus presents Israeli and Palestinian narratives as parallel truths, duplicitously portraying both peoples as victims with legitimate claims.

Vice President Kamala Harris has been a staunch support of Israel since being vice president. She has been critical of Israel's war on Gaza and the West Bank settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Harris' work in the wider Middle East has seen her take on the climate crisis in the region. The New Arab takes a look at what has been Haris's stance on Israel and Palestine.