Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint session of Congress on July 19, reaffirming the U.S.–Israel alliance, warning about the Iranian threat, and reiterating Israel’s independent judiciary amid controversy surrounding it.
Before a packed crowd in the House chamber, where he received multiple standing ovations throughout, Mr. Herzog expressed gratitude for U.S. support for the Jewish state.
Iranian Threat
Mr. Herzog remarked that the greatest threat to Israel is Iran, saying that the Islamic country’s nuclear program isn’t peaceful and that the regime “has spread hatred, terror, and suffering throughout the Middle East and beyond, adding fuel to the disastrous fire and suffering in Ukraine.” Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova was in attendance….}