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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to Capitol Hill Wednesday for a historical and fiery code to Congress, successful an effort to bolster enactment for U.S. enactment successful the combat against Hamas.
"Remember this. Our enemies are your enemies. Our combat is your fight. And our triumph volition beryllium your victory," said Netanyahu with a ample lasting ovation successful the chambers of Congress.
On hand, aggregate Central Valley congressmen, including Republican John Duarte and Democrat Jim Costa, shared their reactions to the speech.
"A tremendous state of the United States. His idiosyncratic past with United States past goes backmost 50 years. It was a historical clip and you could consciousness it connected the level of Congress," said Rep. Duarte, who represents California's 13th Congressional District.
"I deliberation the premier curate intelligibly wanted to bespeak the challenges betwixt bully and evil successful the Middle East," said Rep. Jim Costa, who represents California's 21st Congressional District.
Both congressmen from antithetic sides of the aisle agreed successful their enactment for Israel arsenic allies, arsenic Costa says helium continues to marque hopeful calls for a ceasefire.
"This would extremity contiguous if Hamas would hold to a ceasefire and to instrumentality the hostages," said Costa. "Then, we tin speech astir trying to absorption connected the radical of Gaza."
Netanyahu's code comes 9 months aft Hamas attacked Israel. An onslaught that near implicit 1,200 radical dormant and hundreds taken hostage. The Gaza Health Ministry reports implicit 39,000 Gazans person been killed truthful acold successful the bloody war.
As helium addressed Congress Wednesday, thousands of miles distant successful Downtown Fresno, pro-Palestinian protestors gathered to talk retired against Netanyahu arsenic they continued to telephone for an extremity to the violence.
"It's outrageous that he's presenting to Congress and getting the invited mat," said Stan Santos with Raza Against War. "Struggling for his ain endurance politically and from transgression charges, but to besides inquire for much weapons," helium said.
Netanyahu successful his code said galore protestors basal with "evil."
Rep. Duarte agreed and referred to protestors successful a antithetic way.
"It's state of code but they are utile idiots and it's good to fto them person their, person their say, but we truly request to disregard them and spell to radical who person existent solutions," said Duarte.
Before helium leaves the country, Netanyahu is acceptable to conscionable with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and GOP Presidential Nominee Donald Trump.
