'Cynical and manipulative': thousands at DC rally denounce Netanyahu speech

Police seal off US Capitol in major security operation, using pepper spray on protesters as Israeli prime minister speaks Netanyahu tells US Congress Israel's 'fight is your fight' Thousands of protesters demonstrated around Capitol Hill voicing opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, who addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday. With tensions over Israel's nine-and-half-month war on Gaza running high, police mounted a huge security operation to seal off th...