{"id":2268940,"date":"2024-06-16T13:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T13:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:17:51","slug":"ro-khanna-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna will not attend Netanyahu&#8217;s Congress speech"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fro-khanna-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-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=2268940&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>Rep.\u2063 Ro Khanna \u200d(D-CA) announced that he plans to skip \u2062Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s upcoming\u2062 address to Congress, critiquizing the event as\u200d a &#8220;one-way lecture.&#8221; During an appearance \u2064on \u200cMeet the Press, Khanna expressed his disinterest \u200bin attending \u2063without \u200ca dialog about ending wars and\u200b releasing hostages. He criticized Netanyahu\u2019s treatment \u2063of former President Obama and mentioned that similar reciprocity should not be expected from him. Khanna is not\u200d alone in his protest; \u2062several other Democratic \u200bcolleagues have expressed discontent with Netanyahu\u2019s address, \u2064which is\u2063 scheduled for July 24, as invited by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). \u2063Furthermore, Rep. Alexandria\u200c Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) also voiced her opposition,\u2063 labeling Netanyahu as a &#8220;war criminal&#8221; and stating he &#8220;shouldn\u2019t be \u200bhere.&#8221; \u200dThis comes at a pivotal time for Netanyahu, who is approaching\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-does-about-face-on-police-protections-drug-legalization\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Nominee Does About Face on Police Protections, Drug Legalization\">significant moment<\/a> in his career.  <\/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>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) revealed Sunday that he planned to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3031973\/speaker-johnson-announces-date-of-netanyahu-address-before-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>address<\/a> to Congress next month, saying he was not interested in attending a \u201cone-way lecture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not attend,\u201d Khanna said during an appearance on <em>Meet the Press<\/em>. \u201cI said that if he wants to come to speak to members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> about how to end the war and release hostages, I would be fine doing that, but I\u2019m not going to sit in a one-way lecture.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>WATCH: As Israeli PM Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of Congress, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRoKhanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepRoKhanna<\/a> (D-Calif.) says he &#8220;will not attend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to sit in a one-way lecture. \u2026 How he treated treated President Obama, he should not expect reciprocity.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kvgiNwJPsm\">pic.twitter.com\/kvgiNwJPsm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1802336604935033225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Khanna joins several of his Democratic colleagues who are protesting Netanyahu\u2019s address, which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) invited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-netanyahu-congress-joint-address-14f9a58639a49a79ad30d51fc742fe67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"deliver on July 24.\">deliver on July 24.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reacted to Netanyahu\u2019s announced trip by saying he \u201cshouldn\u2019t be here.\u201d She recently said she felt the prime minister was a \u201cwar criminal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s speech comes as the prime minister is facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-apologizes-to-royal-family-for-explosive-princess-diana-interview\/\" title=\"BBC Apologizes To Royal Family For Explosive Princess Diana Interview\">career-defining moment<\/a> as he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3036985\/blinken-says-netanyahu-reaffirmed-his-commitment-to-ceasefire-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>awaits<\/a> a response from the terrorist group Hamas to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3024468\/biden-announces-israel-ceasefire-hostage-swap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"proposed ceasefire deal\">proposed ceasefire deal<\/a>. The proposal would temporarily halt Israel\u2019s offensive in Gaza, where the Israeli military launched a counterattack nine months ago in response to Hamas\u2019s surprise terrorist attack in October.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s aggressive response to the attack, which has decimated parts of Gaza and killed thousands of Palestinians, among whom Hamas is embedded, has drawn both fierce support from some and skepticism or deep condemnation from others.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Congress have largely rallied around Israel, while Democrats have fractured over the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s visit will mark the first time he has addressed Congress since 2015. Many Democrats also boycotted that speech, which occurred in the midst of a heavily strained relationship between Netanyahu and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Barack-Obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Khanna said he agreed with Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), who also plans to skip Netanyahu\u2019s address because of the Israel-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> war and because of the prime minister\u2019s past tensions with Obama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree with Rep. Clyburn. I mean, how he treated President Obama, he should not expect reciprocity. That said, I think it should be polite, but we\u2019re not going to make a big deal about it,\u201d Khanna said. \u201cHe\u2019s obviously addressing the Congress, so there has to be decorum.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced he will not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s upcoming Congress address, dismissing it as a &#8220;one-way lecture.&#8221; Speaking on Meet the Press, Khanna confirmed, &#8220;I will not attend,&#8221; indicating his disinterest in a unilateral dialogue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2268941,"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\/AP24054551301307.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2268940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24054551301307.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268940","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2268940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2268940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2268941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2268940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2268940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2268940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}