Some Democrat Lawmakers Say They Would Boycott Netanyahu Address

Published on May 23, 2024

WASHINGTON—Despite no invitation being sent at the moment, some Democrat members of Congress are already telling The Epoch Times they would boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu giving an address before a joint session of Congress amid the war between Israel and Hamas. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a member of the far-left congressional group “The Squad,” called the plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to invite Mr. Netanyahu to speak before Congress “disgusting.” “I think it is probably one of the most morally corrupt thing that we can do in this moment,” she added, noting the baseless accusation of Mr. Netanyahu “carrying out a genocide, forced starvation of the people of Gaza.”...

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