Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Aipac conference in Washington today that the US and Israel were “like a family, practically a mishpacha”.
Mr Netanyahu, whose decision to address Congress tomorrow has caused a deep rift between the White house and Jerusalem, told the gathering of 16,000 delegates: “Our alliance is sound, our friendship is strong.”
The Israeli PM pointed out that the US and Israel have had spats in the past - for example, when Israeli launched a strike on an Iraqi reactor in 1981, and during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002.
“Despite occasional disagreements, the friendship between America and Israel grew stronger and stronger, decade after decade,” he said.
