PM tells visiting US lawmaker that he looks forward to making case for Israel in congressional speech

By Jacob Magid

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3 July 2024, 4:27 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with US Rep. Josh Gottheimer at his Jerusalem office on July 3, 2024. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer during their meeting earlier today that he looks forward to giving his speech to a joint session of Congress on July 24 “where he will be able to express Israel’s position in front of the representatives of the American people and the entire world,” the premier’s office says.

Netanyahu also thanked Gottheimer, one of the most pro-Israel lawmakers in the Democratic Party, for his and the American people’s support for the Jewish state since the beginning of the war, according to the Israeli readout.

Netanyahu “emphasized the importance of a joint front against the Iranian axis,” the readout adds.