For today, links to five reports from the Associated Press and Reuters, and to commentaries from Consortium News and Common Dreams; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a BIDEN ET AL entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Netanyahu is in Washington to address Congress ahead of cease-fire talks. From AP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington to address Congress today. He has signaled that a cease-fire deal could be taking shape after nine months of war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Israel launches new raids in Gaza as Netanyahu visits U.S., by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mohammad Salem | Reuters CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip, residents said, as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday amid U.S. calls for a more focused military campaign. READ MORE . . .
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Netanyahu looks to boost U.S. support in speech to Congress, but faces protests and lawmaker boycotts, by Ellen Knickmeyer and Farnoush Amiri | AP WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before Congress today in hopes of bolstering U.S. support for continuing Israel’s fight against Hamas and other adversaries, even as the Biden administration is urging him to focus on closing a deal ending the devastating nine-month war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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Netanyahu visit sparks wave of protests in D.C., with all sides criticizing the Israeli PM, by Ashraf Khalil | AP WASHINGTON — The arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has touched off a flurry of protests in the nation’s capital, including a sit-in at a congressional office building that ended with multiple arrests. Some of the demonstrations have condemned Israel but others have expressed support while pressuring Netanyahu to strike a cease-fire deal and . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 22 Capitol Hill: Netanyahu’s Second Home, by Corinna G. Barnard | Special to Consortium News A man whose arrest warrant is being sought by an international court prosecutor for war crimes is making his triumphal return to Washington. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 23 U.S. rights group urges genocide probe of Netanyahu, by Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams / Consortium News With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about to arrive in Washington, an American legal group, the Center for Constitutional Rights, is pressuring the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into Netanyahu and other officials for . . . READ MORE . . .