(8 Jul 2025)
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Washington, DC – 8 July 2025
1. Mid of House Speaker Mike Johnson welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu to U.S. Capitol
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister:
"These are momentous days, but they’re also touched by tragedy. We lost five of our brave soldiers in Gaza. The people of America, of Texas, have profoundly lost their colleagues. We stand with the people of Texas and the people of America as the people America stand with us. We send our condolences to the bereaved families"
3. Mid of Netanyahu and Johnson
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister:
"There are opportunities for peace that we intend to realize. We’re working together on this. We have still to finish the job in Gaza, release all our hostages, eliminate and destroy Hamas’s military and governance capabilities because Gaza must have a different future. For our sake. For everyone’s sake. And no country will settle for less. We certainly will not. These are all things that I discussed with President Trump. I may discuss further with him later in this visit. But I have to say that the coordination between our two countries, the coordination between an American president and an Israeli prime minister has been unmatched. It offers great promise for Israel, for America, for our region, and for the world."
5. Mid of Netanyahu and Johnson
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister:
(Reporter: Should we expect an announcement regarding the ceasefire and the hostage release?)
"Well, we’re certainly working on it. I can’t speak in advance. You need several parties to tango. It’s not even two here. But we’re working on diligently as we speak, in fact on the way over here and on the way from here. We’re not going to let up. We have a goal. We intend to achieve that goal."
7. Mid of Netanyahu and Johnson
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister:
(Reporter: Prime Minister, are you concerned about polls showing that support for Israel in the United States is falling, especially among Democrats?) "Well, I certainly am interested in maintaining the great support that Israel has had. I think there’s been a concerted concerted effort to spread vilifications and demonization against Israel in the social media. It’s directed. It’s funded. It is malignant. We intend to fight it because nothing defeats lies like the truth and we shall spread the truth for everyone to see. Once people are exposed to the facts, we win, hands down. That’s what we intend to do in the coming months and years."
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister:
"Would I like to see that Israel would have the capacities that the United States has? Yeah, of course we’d like it. Who wouldn’t want it? But we are appreciative of what we are, the assistance we’ve received, and I think it’s served not only the interests of Israel’s security, but American security and the security of the free world. I won’t get into specifics. There’s much much more to discuss and many variegated areas that are best left to more confidential forums."
10. Mid of Netanyahu walking away from microphone
STORYLINE:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised military cooperation between the United States and Israel during a visit to Capitol Hill Tuesday. Netanyahu spoke to reporters following a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson. He said Israel offers its condolences to the bereaved families of Texas following the deadly flooding there.
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