Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu schedule He will deliver a speech at a joint session of the U.S. Congress on July 24.
The letter was signed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. message Prime Minister Netanyahu was invited to speak.
“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal”
“I am deeply moved by the honor of representing Israel in both houses of Congress and of conveying to the American people and representatives of the entire world the truth of our just war against those who seek to destroy us,” Netanyahu said. I got it..
in statement“I have clear and deep disagreements with the prime minister which I have expressed and will continue to express privately and publicly. But I have joined the call for the prime minister to speak out because the relationship between the United States and Israel is strong and goes beyond any one person or prime minister,” Schumer declared.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said he would not attend Netanyahu’s speech.
“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. He should not be invited to a joint session of Congress. I will never attend,” Sanders said. statement“Of course, Israel had the right to defend itself against the horrific Hamas terror attack of October 7, but it did not and does not have the right to wage war against the entire Palestinian people.”
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