Netanyahu: "The storming of the Capitol was disgraceful, strongly condemnable""

January 7, 2021   

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the violent riots that took place last night in Washington, D.C., during the debate on the confirmation of the presidential election results. "For generations, American democracy has been a source of inspiration to the world and to Israel. American democracy has always been a source of inspiration to me," Netanyahu said. Prime Minister Netanyahu added: "A violent riot is the complete opposite of the values ​​that Americans and Israelis hold sacred." "The storming of the Capitol building in Washington was disgraceful and must be condemned in the strongest terms. I have no doubt that American democracy will prevail - as it always has," he claimed. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also addressed the riots in Washington at the beginning of his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem: "The attack on Capitol Hill was unacceptable. Now is the time for our nation to unite and respect the democratic process of the United States.".