Netanyahu Gifts Fetterman Silver-Plated Beeper Honoring Controversial 2024 Operation
The Israeli Prime Minister thanked the U.S. Senator for his strong support of Israel's military actions, including the explosive pager operation in Lebanon that killed militants and civilians.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented U.S. Senator John Fetterman with a silver-plated beeper during a meeting in Jerusalem on March 19, 2025.
- The gift commemorates Israel's 2024 pager operation targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, which killed militants and civilians and drew international criticism.
- Fetterman, a vocal supporter of Israel, reiterated his approval of the operation, calling it a clever and effective military strategy.
- Netanyahu has previously used similar symbolic gifts, including a gold-plated pager given to former President Donald Trump in February 2025.
- Fetterman reciprocated with a framed news article about a Philadelphia memorial dedicated to Netanyahu's late brother, Yoni Netanyahu.
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