{"id":2261943,"date":"2024-06-07T05:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T09:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-announces-date-of-netanyahu-address-before-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T05:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T09:26:46","slug":"speaker-johnson-announces-date-of-netanyahu-address-before-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-announces-date-of-netanyahu-address-before-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson reveals scheduled date for Netanyahu&#8217;s Congressional address"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fspeaker-johnson-announces-date-of-netanyahu-address-before-congress%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=2261943&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>House Speaker Mike Johnson announced \u2064that Israeli Prime Minister\u200b Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress in late June. The announcement ended speculation\u2062 surrounding Netanyahu&#8217;s appearance. Johnson and @LeaderMcConnell\u200c set the date for July 24th \u2063for\u2063 Netanyahu&#8217;s \u200dspeech, aiming to hear\u200b Israel&#8217;s strategy in defending\u2063 democracy, fighting \u2063terror, and promoting peace. Netanyahu \u2062initially declined a June 13th date \u200cdue to G7 Summit and Shavuot conflict.\u200c Netanyahu&#8217;s upcoming address marks his first since 2015.  <\/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<div>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-incoming-congresswoman-announces-objection-to-electoral-college-votes\/\" title=\"Another Incoming Congresswoman Announces Objection To Electoral College Votes\">officially announced<\/a> on X that Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> will address Congress later in June. The announcement comes after much speculation over Netanyahu\u2019s anticipated appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am pleased to announce with @LeaderMcConnell that Israeli PM Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24th,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/speakerjohnson\/status\/1798902411878076838?s=46&#038;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Johnson posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I am pleased to announce with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LeaderMcConnell<\/a> that Israeli PM Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24th.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to hearing the Israeli government\u2019s vision for defending democracy, combatting terror, and establishing a just and lasting peace in the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1798902411878076838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to hearing the Israeli government\u2019s vision for defending democracy, combating terror, and establishing a just and lasting peace in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s office initially declined the proposed date of June 13 to address Congress, as reported by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. The reasons for this decision were multifaceted, including the date coinciding with the first day of the G7 Summit in Italy and falling on the second day of the Jewish holiday Shavuot.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the first time Netanyahu addressed Congress since 2015 when then-Speaker John Boehner invited Israel\u2019s Prime Minister to offer criticism of the much-beleaguered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pm-netanyahu-israel-will-not-allow-iran-to-obtain-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"PM Netanyahu: Israel will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon\">nuclear deal<\/a> with Iran. As the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously reported,\u00a0Netanyahu\u2019s appearance was quite controversial at the time, mainly because then-President Obama was not given advance notice of Netanyahu\u2019s appearance. The invite was considered political subterfuge and an attempt to sabotage the nuclear deal. Several Democrats boycotted Netanyahu\u2019s address as a result. <\/p>\n<p>History is expected to repeat itself during this Netanyahu address as several Democrats in Congress have expressed displeasure with the prospect of an appearance by Israel\u2019s Prime Minister during the current military conflict between Israel and Hamas. Several Democrats have recently criticized the idea of Netanyahu speaking before Congress. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still feel like this is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-biden-humiliated-u-s-taliban-set-us-up\/\" title=\"Trump: Biden humiliated U.S., Taliban set us up\">terrible time<\/a> for him to come,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3027025\/house-democrats-displeased-netanyahu-joint-session-address\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT)\u00a0 said to the <\/a><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3027025\/house-democrats-displeased-netanyahu-joint-session-address\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/em>. \u201cWe have this ceasefire on the table. I have strong concerns that it undermines not just the president but also undermines all of the Israelis who have taken to the streets in the last few days, demanding that Netanyahu take this deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, earlier this week, before Netanyahu\u2019s appearance was officially announced, other Democrats claimed that they would consider boycotting Netanyahu\u2019s speech. Among them were Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy opinion on this is pretty clear: He shouldn\u2019t be here,\u201d said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). \u201cHe shouldn\u2019t be addressing Congress. I don\u2019t think that it is productive for a Republican or Democrat to invite him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress in late June, ending speculation. Johnson, along with @LeaderMcConnell, disclosed the date as July 24th for Netanyahu&#8217;s speech at a joint session of Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2261944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24155608218488.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2261943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24155608218488.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2261943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2261944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2261943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2261943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2261943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}