Israeli President Isaac Herzog will deliver a joint address to Congress on July 19, SpeakerMcCarthy's office announced. Herzog's visit to the US, which will include a meeting with POTUS, will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding.
Herzog's visit to the United States next month, which will include a meeting at the White House with President Joe Biden, will commemorate the 75th anniversary of Israel’s founding. McCarthy addressed the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in April to honor the achievement. Congressional leadership first invited Herzog to address a joint session in October during his last U.S. trip, but the speech had not been scheduled until this week.
A National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement that Biden"looks forward to inviting the prime minister before the end of the year" but did not provide any additional information on a timeline. Herzog will be following in the footsteps of his father, former Israeli President Chaim Herzog, who addressed a joint session of Congress in 1987 and remains the only person in his position to have done so. Netanyahu has spoken before Congress in his capacity as prime minister on three occasions, including a heated 2015 speech condemning the Iran nuclear deal that angered then-President Barack Obama.
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