Israel's Herzog Says Criticism Of Israel Must Not Drift Into Antisemitism-World-Wire

Israeli President Isaac Herzog told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday he welcomed criticism, especially from American friends, but said it must not cross the line into the negation of Israel's right to exist. That, he said, was antisemitism.

Herzog, whose position is largely ceremonial, spoke to a chamber packed with members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, despite the absence of a handful of progressive Democrats who announced they would boycott over issues including the treatment of Palestinians by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
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