{"id":1973331,"date":"2023-07-14T16:35:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-lawmakers-boycott-of-israeli-presidents-address-to-congress-antisemitic-mccarthy\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T16:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:36:19","slug":"democrat-lawmakers-boycott-of-israeli-presidents-address-to-congress-antisemitic-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-lawmakers-boycott-of-israeli-presidents-address-to-congress-antisemitic-mccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy deems Democrat lawmakers&#8217; Congress boycott &#8220;antisemitic&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-lawmakers-boycott-of-israeli-presidents-address-to-congress-antisemitic-mccarthy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973331&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0714\/29f96416-cd22-4a62-b5b4-ebdf829da816\/audio.mp3?length=3962925&#038;duration=330\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>House Democrats Divided Over Boycott of Israeli President&#8217;s Speech<\/h2>\n<p>House Democrat and GOP leadership diverged on July 14 on progressive Democrats who have said they will boycott Israeli president Isaac Herzog\u2019s speech next week before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigans-matt-sealy-explains-how-president-trump-has-several-paths-to-victorynever-count-donald-trump-out-video\/\" title=\"Michigan\u2019s Matt Sealy Explains How President Trump Has SEVERAL Paths To Victory\u2026\u201dNever count Donald Trump out!\u201d [VIDEO]\">joint session<\/a> of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Jamal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) have confirmed they will not attend Mr. Herzog\u2019s address on July 19.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized those skipping the speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate,\u201d he told The Epoch Times. \u201cI think antisemitism shouldn\u2019t be anywhere and especially shouldn\u2019t be inside Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. McCarthy added that boycotting the address is <strong>\u201cantisemitic.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) appeared to give a pass to those who are declining to attend the speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers make individual decisions, but I can tell you that I expect there will be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-lawmakers-boycott-of-israeli-presidents-address-to-congress-antisemitic-mccarthy\/\" title=\"McCarthy deems Democrat lawmakers' Congress boycott \"antisemitic\".\">incredibly robust turnout<\/a> and participation among House Democrats on Wednesday,\u201d he told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, House Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) gave a simple condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I think their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patagonia-donates-1-million-to-defending-democracy-dana-loesch-fires-back-patagonia-has-13-factories-in-china\/\" title=\"Patagonia Donates  Million To \u2018Defending Democracy,\u2019 Dana Loesch Fires Back. \u2018Patagonia Has 13 Factories In China\u2019\">actions speak<\/a> for themselves, and so I\u2019ll just let you leave you with that,\u201d he told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by The Epoch Times on July 13 if he\u2019ll be at the July 19 address, Rep. Bowman said, \u201cNo. I don\u2019t think Israel has gone far enough in protecting and uplifting Palestinian rights and Palestinian lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe violence there\u2019s been escalating over the last couple of years,\u201d he said, adding that Palestinians are under \u201coccupation,\u201d even though many live are under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, not Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bowman noted he has \u201cbeen calling for full citizenship for the Palestinians\u201d in Israel and that there needs to be a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019re nowhere near that,\u201d the New York congressman said, referring to the prospects for a two-state solution.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Israel groups slammed Mr. Bowman for announcing he\u2019ll pass on attending Mr. Herzog\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJ Street is aligned with the anti-Israel fringe. J Street\u2019s \u2018champion\u2019 @JamaalBowmanNY is boycotting the Israeli president\u2019s speech to Congress. Undermining Democratic support for Israel \u2026 @jstreetdotorg is many things, but it\u2019s not pro-Israel,\u201d posted the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>J Street, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-congressman-to-boycott-israeli-presidents-joint-session-address\/\" title=\"Democrat Congressman to skip Israeli President's speech.\">progressive organization highly critical<\/a> of Israel, did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFar-left radical Democrat @JamaalBowmanNY will boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog\u2019s speech to Congress, joining antisemite @IlhanMN,\u201d the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember when @USJewishDems congratulated Bowman and said they were \u2018confident he is committed to the priorities of Jewish voters\u2019? We do,\u201d continued the RJC, referring to the Jewish Democratic Council of America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrat and GOP leaders disagreed on July 14 over progressive Democrats boycotting Israeli President Isaac Herzog&#8217;s upcoming speech to Congress. 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