US Senator Van Hollen Calls Netanyahu a 'Chronic Liar' Ahead of UNGA Visit
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of his visit to the UN General Assembly, Al Jazeera reports.
US Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen has issued a sharp public rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a "chronic liar" ahead of Netanyahu's visit to the United Nations General Assembly, according to Al Jazeera.
Van Hollen, a senator from Maryland, has been among the more vocal critics within the Democratic Party of Israel's conduct during its military campaigns in Gaza and the wider region, at times breaking from the broader bipartisan consensus of strong US support for Israel. His comments come as Netanyahu is set to attend the UN General Assembly's high-level session in New York, where the Israeli leader has previously used the platform to address the UN membership directly on regional security issues.
Criticism of Netanyahu from within the US Congress has grown increasingly public in recent years, reflecting broader divisions in American politics over the war in Gaza, the treatment of Palestinians, and US military and diplomatic support for Israel. Netanyahu's government has repeatedly rejected such criticism, framing it as unfair or uninformed about the security challenges facing Israel.
Neither Netanyahu's office nor the Israeli government had issued an immediate public response to Van Hollen's remarks at the time of the Al Jazeera report.
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