Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tells Congress Hamas ‘barbarism’ must lose

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened his speech to Congress by declaring that US support for his nation’s war with Hamas terrorists ultimately “a clash between barbarism and civilizations.”

Netanyahu entered the chamber a little after 2 p.m. and thanked senior congressional leaders “for giving me the profound honor for addressing this great citadel of democracy for the fourth time” and President Biden for his “heartfelt support” of Israel.

“Today we are at a crossroads of history,” the Israeli leader began, “our world is in upheaval.”

“This is not a clash of civilizations; it’s a clash between barbarism and civilizations,” he said, “between those who glorify death and those who sanctify life.”