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The United States celebrates its heroes.

Those who sacrifice lives for the sake of US interests globally. No, not their own personal lives, but the lives of others. The more the better. 

Washington celebrates an especially big US hero this summer. 

On 27 July, the suspected genocide criminal Benjamin Netanyahu is invited the extraordinary honor of speaking jointly to both Chambers of the US Congress. 

“The bipartisan, bicameral meeting symbolizes the US and Israel’s enduring relationship and will offer Prime Minister Netanyahu the opportunity to share the Israeli government’s vision for defending their democracy, combatting terror and establishing just and lasting peace in the region,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a joint statement, which notably did not include the Democratic Congressional leaders whose approval was also needed to extend the invitation to the Israeli premier.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had delayed the invite for weeks and in March gave a speech in which he called Netanyahu an obstacle to peace and advocated early elections in Israel in order to replace him.

But Schumer — the highest ranking Jewish lawmaker in US history — ultimately acquiesced to the Republican initiative, ostensibly not wanting to be seen as obstructionist, particularly given his longstanding support for Israel.

“I have clear and profound disagreements with the prime minister, which I have voiced both privately and publicly and will continue to do so. But because America’s relationship with Israel is ironclad and transcends one person or prime minister, I joined the request for him to speak,” Schumer said in a Thursday statement.

—Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, 07 June 2024

Some comments from Democratic Senate majority leader Schumer and President Biden about Netanyahu were just to appease outrage from the world. In deeds, we see whom the US and the “do-good” Democrats consider as useful.

Ariel Sharon was also a US hero after Sabra and Shatila, where he murdered 2,000-3,500 refugees including children and women. 

Shatila, a Palestinian refugee camp, and the adjacent neighbourhood of Sabra are located southwest of Lebanon’s capital city Beirut.

The refugees were victims of the 1948 Nakba, or “catastrophe” in Arabic, fleeing the violent ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Zionist militias as Israel was formed.

But between September 16 and 18, 1982, the refugees, now living in Shatila and Sabra, along with Lebanese civilians, were attacked by a right-wing Lebanese militia, in coordination with the Israeli army.

Between 2,000 and 3,500 people were killed.

—Al Jazeera, 16 September 2022

For this massacre, Ariel Sharon was also awarded the peculiar US honor of speaking to both Houses of Congress. 

US clearly shows whom they are proud of.

The US also demonstrates the peculiar way it views international law and dignity.

President Biden will surely also receive Netanyahu at the White House.

Americans can really be proud of standing up for themselves.

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Karsten Riise is a Master of Science (Econ) from Copenhagen Business School and has a university degree in Spanish Culture and Languages from Copenhagen University. He is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Mercedes-Benz in Denmark and Sweden.

He is a regular contributor to Global Research.

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