For Erdogan, the applause for Netanyahu in Congress shows that the current system “established to protect the interests of the victors of World War II is beginning to come to an end.”
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused the US Congress of “crowning the Hitler of our era,” in reference to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, where he was applauded by representatives of both chambers.
“Instead of stopping the massacre, we are witnessing a collapse of reason, When they receive the butcher in Congress and applaud him 57 times during his delirious speech“Erdogan criticised during a speech at the HIT-30 High Tech Türkiye technology event held today in Istanbul.
The Turkish president said that the concepts of democracy, freedom and human rights were overshadowed by the applause of the representatives of the two American chambers for Netanyahu, which he considers a lack of respect for the “rights of the oppressed.”
The Israeli Prime Minister was invited to speak at a joint session of the US House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday.
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Several lawmakers skipped the speech and others showed up at the Capitol wearing T-shirts demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but Netanyahu received constant applause throughout his lengthy address, especially from the Republican wing.
For Erdogan, this applause shows that “the current global system, established to protect the interests of the victors of World War II, is beginning to come to an end.”
In this regard, he listed the most recent international conflicts, including the civil wars in Syria and Yemen, as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to point out the collapse of the global order.
In his speech to Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu called for more weapons from the United States to “accelerate the end of the war” in the Gaza Strip and advocated a demilitarized zone in the enclave with a post-conflict civilian administration.
The Israeli Prime Minister thanked US President Joe Biden for his support against Hamas and his involvement in the effort to free the hostages held by the Palestinian Islamist group since its attack in southern Israel on October 7, which left almost 1,200 dead, causing the current conflict in the Gaza Strip.
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He also called for unity among the American ally against an “axis of terror” sponsored by Iran.which he says is destabilizing the entire Middle East and also affects the United States.
Netanyahu’s speech was also marked by strong protests by thousands of demonstrators near the Capitol against the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in pursuit of Hamas, which has caused around 40,000 deaths in the past nine months, most of them civilians according to local authorities.
Inside and outside the Capitol, images of protests against Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech
The protests continued the next day at the White House, as Biden hosted Netanyahu in a meeting the US presidency said served to pressure the Israeli leader into reaching a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, preceding another meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris, who has announced her candidacy for the presidential election on November 5.
On Friday, Netanyahu will meet with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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Source: Observadora
