At memorial for Joe Lieberman, Netanyahu says Jewish Democrats support destruction of Hamas

WASHINGTON — At a memorial service for Senator Joe Lieberman at the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at Jewish Democrats’ support for the destruction of Hamas.

“Hours before his passing, he was editing the final draft of a statement that he and Alan Dershowitz had co-authored backing Israel’s war in Gaza. His last written words, I believe, were the following: ‘We believe that Israel must be allowed to achieve its legitimate goal of disabling Hamas,’” Netanyahu says.

“After October 7th,” says Netanyahu, “Joe understood that what was at stake in this war was the survival of the Jewish state and hence, the survival of the Jewish people. “

Netanyahu says that Lieberman understood how important the US-Israel alliance was for both countries: “He knew that we must stand together against dangers that could threaten our common future. This is why he spent his last years as the head of an organization united against a nuclear Iran. He knew how dangerous our world would become if Iran were ever to develop and acquire nuclear weapons.”

The event is attended by legislators from both parties, former vice president Mike Pence and Lieberman’s widow Hadassah.

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