Oppose genocide and war! Demonstrate in Washington on July 24!

Netanyahu is being welcomed by Congress not only despite his crimes but because of them.

Dear reader, On July 24, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of the US Congress at the invitation of the leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties. They have extended this honor to the Israeli Hitler in the midst of a genocidal war that has so far resulted in the deliberate murder of more than 40,000 Palestinian residents of Gaza, of whom more than 60 percent are women and children.  Netanyahu is being welcomed by Congress not only despite his crimes but because of them. For all his fascistic arrogance, the Israeli prime minister is, in the final analysis, a political agent of US imperialism. His speech will have the character of a progress report, in which Netanyahu will explain to Congress how the genocidal war being waged by his government is advancing the capitalist geopolitical, financial and corporate interests of the American ruling class in the Middle East and throughout the world. On the same day that Netanyahu is addressing Congress, thousands of opponents of the genocidal war—working people from all sectors of the economy and student youth—will be demonstrating in Washington to express their outrage at Netanyahu's presence at the Capitol. The Socialist Equality Party, International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) and International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) are calling for, and urge, the widest participation in the demonstration in Washington D.C. on July 24. We are calling for this demonstration not to beg Congress to change its policies. Nearly nine months of war have demonstrated that the corporate flaks in Washington are indifferent to appeals to reason, let alone morality. The invitation to Netanyahu should put an end to all illusions in changing the policies of the bipartisan agents of US imperialism. A new political orientation and strategy is necessary. Therefore, the purpose of the July 24 demonstration is to set into motion a new and powerful mass movement of the working class against the Gaza genocide and the global escalation of imperialist militarism by the US ruling class and its NATO collaborators.  To sign up to participate in the demonstration, go to wsws.org/july24. Fraternally, David North WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman   Find out more about the rally: Learn more   Please send any comments or questions regarding the demonstration to wsws.meetings@wsws.org. World Socialist Web Site We're powered by the support of our readers and workers. Make a contribution today to the World Socialist Web Site. This email was sent to alitealbum.wsws@blogger.com. If you want to, you can unsubscribe. We rely on your financial support and your participation. © Copyright 2024, World Socialist Web Site, wsws.org. All rights reserved.