{"id":2260695,"date":"2024-06-05T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T21:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-unites-to-invite-netanyahu-to-speak-socialist-bernie-sanders-responds-in-disgusting-way\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T17:26:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T21:26:49","slug":"congress-unites-to-invite-netanyahu-to-speak-socialist-bernie-sanders-responds-in-disgusting-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-unites-to-invite-netanyahu-to-speak-socialist-bernie-sanders-responds-in-disgusting-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress invites Netanyahu; Bernie Sanders&#8217; response criticized"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fcongress-unites-to-invite-netanyahu-to-speak-socialist-bernie-sanders-responds-in-disgusting-way%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=2260695&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--><p>Independent \u200bSen. Bernie\u200d Sanders \u2063criticized congressional leaders for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu\u200d to speak, equating Israel&#8217;s actions in Gaza to genocide and accusing them of starving civilians. Sanders slammed both parties for inviting Netanyahu as\u2064 a war\u200c criminal, stating he would not attend the joint meeting of\u200c Congress. Senator Bernie Sanders condemned \u200ccongressional leaders for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress, \u2064likening Israel&#8217;s Gaza operations to genocide and alleging civilian starvation. Sanders labeled Netanyahu a war criminal, rebuked the bipartisan invitation, and declared his decision to boycott the joint congressional event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 5, 2024 at 11:21am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont ripped leadership in the House and Senate after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited to speak before both chambers of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders equated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-idf-finds-bodies-three-hostages-october-7th-attacks-one-family-responds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel\u2019s campaign against Islamic terror<\/a> in Gaza to genocide and accused the country of starving civilians.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement last Friday signed by House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mtgs-efforts-remove-mike-johnson-fails-democrats-vote-save\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a>, Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hundreds-anti-israel-agitators-swarm-chuck-schumers-house-police-move-make-mass-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Schumer<\/a>, Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stunning-new-details-released-involving-death-mitch-mcconnells-sister-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> and House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hakeem-jeffries-issues-challenge-gop-punish-bowman-learns-fate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a>, the bipartisan group of leaders called on Netanyahu to visit Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2-squad-democrats-vote-banning-oct-7-terrorists-immigrating-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre<\/a> of Israeli citizens, the leaders wrote, \u201cFor 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e8\u05d2\u05e9 \u05de\u05d4\u05d6\u05db\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d9\u05d9\u05e6\u05d2 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d1\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05ea\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d5\u05e0\u05d2\u05e8\u05e1 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d4\u05e6\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05de\u05ea \u05e2\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05d7\u05de\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e6\u05d5\u05d3\u05e7\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e0\u05d2\u05d3 \u05de\u05d1\u05e7\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e6\u05d9\u05d2\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e2\u05dd \u05d4\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d0\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/biMO3bcOXo\">pic.twitter.com\/biMO3bcOXo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benjamin Netanyahu \u2013 \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5 (@netanyahu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu\/status\/1796966031291720136?\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The four leaders also noted that throughout the last seven decades, Israel had grown to become one of the country\u2019s strongest allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe join the State of Israel in your struggle against terror, especially as Hamas continues to hold American and Israeli citizens captive and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-gets-bipartisan-invitation-to-address-joint-session-of-congress\/\" title=\"Netanyahu receives cross-party invite to speak before Congress\">leaders jeopardize regional stability<\/a>,\u201d the letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netanyahus-allies-not-happy-bidens-ceasefire-plan-threaten-collapse-government-accepted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netanyahu<\/a> also read.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli leader quickly accepted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Does Israel have a right to protect itself?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sanders issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/press-releases\/news-sanders-statement-on-invitation-to-netanyahu-to-speak-before-joint-meeting-of-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Saturday statement<\/a> criticizing Israel and ripping his fellow congressmen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a very sad day for our country that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited \u2014 by leaders from both parties \u2014 to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress,\u201d Sanders stated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bernie-sanders-gets-yelling-match-fox-reporter-puts-hand-face-tense-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 82-year-old<\/a> said he supports Israel\u2019s right to defend itself, but added that the Israeli Defense Forces had committed atrocities while rooting out terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Without mentioning that Hamas uses civilian infrastructure and human shields, Sanders issued a lengthy screed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael does not have the right to kill more than 34,000 civilians and wound over 80,000 \u2014 5% of the population of Gaza,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt does not have the right to orphan 19,000 children.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Right now tens of thousands of children in Gaza are facing starvation, malnutrition, and famine.<\/p>\n<p>And Congressional leadership thinks it\u2019s okay to invite war criminal Netanyahu to address Congress?<\/p>\n<p>No. Unacceptable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sun43kAE4z\">pic.twitter.com\/sun43kAE4z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernieSanders\/status\/1797803594155991402?\">June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sanders continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does not have the right to displace 75% of the people of Gaza from their homes. It does not have the right to damage or destroy over 60% of the housing in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does not have the right to destroy the civilian infrastructure of Gaza, to obliterate water and sewage systems, and deny electricity to the people of Gaza. It does not have the right to annihilate Gaza\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-health-officials-urge-residents-to-wear-masks-at-home-to-protect-vulnerable-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"L.A. County health officials urge residents to wear masks at home to protect vulnerable | One America News Network\">health care system<\/a>, knocking 26 hospitals out of service and killing more than 400 health care workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders went on to claim that Palestinians can also no longer receive an education because the IDF had bombed schools and universities.<\/p>\n<p>The senator claimed that Israel had starved civilians and added, \u201cThis is a clear violation of American and international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanders concluded he supports the International Criminal Court\u2019s recent decision to weigh issuing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-stars-wife-played-key-role-international-criminal-courts-arrest-warrant-israeli-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrest warrants<\/a> for Israeli leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBenjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal,\u201d Sanders declared. \u201cHe should not be invited to address a joint meeting of Congress. 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