Netanyahu looks to boost US support in speech to Congress, but faces protests and lawmaker boycotts
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is welcomed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., to the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Netanyahu wants to boost U.S. support during his speech to Congress today but faces protests and lawmaker boycotts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., holds a sign as she attends a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Former hostage Noa Argamani, center in white, is applauded as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)A demonstrator protesting near the Capitol during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)U.S. Capitol Police and NYPD officers stand in front of the Capitol ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress to seek support for Israel's fight against Hamas and other adversaries, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., and Senate Foreign Relations Chair Ben Cardin, D-Md., listen. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial service for former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Ct., Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the Washington Hebrew Congregation, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Washington Metropolitan Police clear demonstrators from blocking traffic, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Washington, ahead of a scheduled visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., and Senate Foreign Relations Chair Ben Cardin, D-Md., watch. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., and Senate Foreign Relations Chair Ben Cardin, D-Md., watch. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he arrives to speak to a joint meeting of Congress to seek support for Israel's fight against Hamas and other adversaries, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. He is joined on the dais by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Foreign Relations Chair Ben Cardin, D-Md. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is welcomed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., to the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Netanyahu wants to boost U.S. support during his speech to Congress today but faces protests and lawmaker boycotts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)