Israel's Netanyahu slated to address joint meeting of Congress on July 24



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to deliver remarks before a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on July 24.

Bipartisan congressional figures — including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — signed onto a message inviting Netanyahu to speak.

'Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.'

"I am very moved to have the privilege of representing Israel before both Houses of Congress and to present the truth about our just war against those who seek to destroy us to the representatives of the American people and the entire world," Netanyahu noted.

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In a statement, Schumer declared, "I have clear and profound disagreements with the Prime Minister, which I have voiced both privately and publicly and will continue to do so. But because America's relationship with Israel is ironclad and transcends one person or prime minister I joined the request for him to speak."

Left-wing independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has noted that he will not attend Netanyahu's speech.

"Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. He should not be invited to address a joint meeting of Congress. I certainly will not attend," Sanders said in a statement. "Israel, of course, had the right to defend itself against the horrific Hamas terrorist attack of October 7th, but it did not, and does not, have the right to go to war against the entire Palestinian people."

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Sanders says he will not attend Netanyahu's speech to joint meeting of Congress



Left-wing independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has said that he will not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address before a joint meeting of Congress.

"It is a very sad day for our country that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited – by leaders from both parties – to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress," Sanders said in a statement. "Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. He should not be invited to address a joint meeting of Congress. I certainly will not attend."

'Israel, of course, had the right to defend itself against the horrific Hamas terrorist attack of October 7th ... '

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell signed onto a letter inviting Netanyahu to speak, and the foreign leader has accepted.

"I am thrilled by the privilege to represent Israel before both houses of Congress and to present the truth about our just war against those seeking our lives to the representatives of the American people and the entire world," Netanyahu noted in a tweet, according to a Google translation of his post, which is in Hebrew.

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Last year, Israel launched a war effort after terrorists perpetrated a heinous acts, including slaughter, rape, and kidnapping.

"Israel, of course, had the right to defend itself against the horrific Hamas terrorist attack of October 7th, but it did not, and does not, have the right to go to war against the entire Palestinian people," Sanders said in his statement.

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Bipartisan lawmakers invite Israel's Netanyahu to speak before joint meeting of Congress



House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before a joint meeting of the U.S. legislature.

In a message, the lawmakers noted, "the horrific attacks of October 7th shocked the world and forced your nation into a fight for its very existence. We join the State of Israel in your struggle against terror, especially as Hamas continues to hold American and Israeli citizens captive and its leaders jeopardize regional stability."

'The existential challenges we face ... threaten the security, peace, and prosperity of our countries and of free people around the world.'

"For this reason, on behalf of the bipartisan leadership of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, we would like to invite you to address a Joint Meeting of Congress," the message signed by the four lawmakers stated.

"The existential challenges we face, including the growing partnership between Iran, Russia, and China, threaten the security, peace, and prosperity of our countries and of free people around the world. To build on our enduring relationship and to highlight America's solidarity with Israel, we invite you to share the Israeli government's vision for defending democracy, combating terror, and establishing a just and lasting peace in the region," the message concludes.

Last year, on October 7, terrorists perpetrated a heinous attack that included slaughter, rape, and kidnapping.

Israel has been waging a war effort in response, and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has been steadfastly supporting the Jewish State.

"Some members of Congress refuse to condemn this raw brutality. Calling for a Palestinian state or supporting the ICC request for arrest warrants—it's all a warped interpretation of justice, but also anathema to peace and bringing all hostages back home," a tweet on Fetterman's @SenFettermanPA X account states.

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