The invitation was made by the Republican party. The left-wing independent senator guaranteed the boycott of the speech of the head of the Israeli government. Bernie Sanders called it “a terrible idea.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak “soon” before the US Parliament, announced Mike Johnson, Republican leader of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress.
Netanyahu will speak “soon” in the US parliament, announced Republican Mike Johnson
“We will soon welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu to Capitol Hill for a joint session of Congress,” Johnson declared Thursday night during a reception at the Israeli embassy in Washington.
“I think this will be a timely and very strong demonstration of support for the Israeli government in its time of greatest need,” the Republican said in a speech on Israel’s National Day.
The invitation extended by the Republican Party to Netanyahu was described by Bernie Sanders as “a terrible ideaThe left-wing independent senator assured CNN that he would boycott a speech by the head of the Israeli government.
The prospect of Netanyahu’s intervention in Congress has divided Democratic lawmakers, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer saying it represents an electoral use of the crisis in Israel by the Republicans.
Tensions between Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden over the Gaza war have been rising, especially due to the high number of civilian casualtiesthe difficulties in guaranteeing access to humanitarian aid and the supply of heavy weapons to Israel.
However, the US administration opposed International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s request to issue an arrest warrant against Netanyahu and several Hamas leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
On Thursday, Biden reiterated that he does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC and rejected any comparison between the attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israeli soil on October 7 and Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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Washington also distanced itself from the decision of Spain, Norway and Ireland to unilaterally recognize the State of Palestine and asked that this recognition be negotiated with Israel.
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Analysts consider that Biden’s image has suffered among progressive and young voters, with continued support for Netanyahu, while criticism of the Israeli offensive has not pleased the most conservative voters.
Protests at universities. Biden says there is “the right to protest, but not the right to create chaos” and eliminates intervention by the National Guard
Source: Observadora
