Netanyahu seeks support for war in Gaza with speech to Congress but sparks protests, boycott

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before Congress on Wednesday in hopes of bolstering U.S. support for continuing Israel's offensives against Hamas and other adversaries. But boycotts of his appearance by some Democratic lawmakers and crowds of protesters outside are highlighting how his hard-line government's conduct of the devastating war in Gaza is opening fissures in longstanding American support for his country.