Netanyahu’s Congressional Address
Lesson Brief
Maariv
On March 3rd, Maariv reported on Israeli PM Netanyahu's highly publicized and controversial speech to the US Congress. Despite the tumult of opinions regarding Netanyahu's visit, the Israeli leader spoke, emphasizing that his speech was never meant to be politicized and praising the sensitive intelligence collaboration between Israel and the US.
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- breakthrough (regarding Iran the English term is "breakout")
- פריצת דרך
- to tweet
- לצייץ, מצייץ
- His Excellency
- הוד רוממתו
- continuous applause (pl)
- מחיאות כפיים ממושכות
- to be delayed
- להתעכב, מתעכב
- before Congress
- בפני בית הנבחרים
- a Holocaust survivor
- ניצול השואה
- to hang
- לתלות, תולה
- to finance terror worldwide
- לממן טרור ברחבי העולם, מממן
- to tone down the pressure
- למתן את הלחץ, ממתן