President Isaac Herzog says US criticism of Israel must not cross line, become “antisemitism”

Amid rising tensions between Israel and the U.S., Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed the U.S. House and Senate on Wednesday, asking that criticism of his country does not become “antisemitism.”

Questioning the Jewish people's right to self-determination is not legitimate diplomacy. It is “antisemitism,” Herzog said during his visit to Washington, D.C.

U.S. officials have long criticized Israel over its relations with Palestine and the ongoing settlement expansion of the occupied West Bank.

Though Herzog’s position is not as leader, several U.S. officials boycotted his address over their issues with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his government, and their treatment of Palestinians.

Simultaneously, Netanyahu’s government is preparing to validate judicial bills that have ignited protests — and that many have called “anti-democratic” — across Israel for months.

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