{"id":2272007,"date":"2024-06-19T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T00:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warren-escalates-opposition-to-netanyahu-with-plan-to-boycott-his-speech-to-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T20:13:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T00:13:26","slug":"warren-escalates-opposition-to-netanyahu-with-plan-to-boycott-his-speech-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warren-escalates-opposition-to-netanyahu-with-plan-to-boycott-his-speech-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren intensifies stance against Netanyahu, plans to skip his 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\">22<\/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%2Fwarren-escalates-opposition-to-netanyahu-with-plan-to-boycott-his-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=2272007&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>Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced she \u200cwill not attend\u2063 Israeli \u200dPrime Minister Benjamin\u2064 Netanyahu&#8217;s upcoming\u2063 speech to Congress, citing her opposition \u2063to his handling of the\u2064 Israel-Hamas conflict. Warren has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-awarded-1-million-prize-for-speaking-truth-to-power-in-apparent-trump-slight\/\" title=\"Fauci Awarded  Million Prize For \u2018Speaking Truth To Power\u2019 In Apparent Trump Slight\">publicly criticized<\/a> the Israeli government&#8217;s\u200c actions in Gaza,\u2062 accusing it of \u2063creating a humanitarian disaster and even suggesting that it has committed genocide. \u2063Her stance reflects broader criticisms from other Democrats,\u200c though\u200c she has been particularly outspoken. This decision follows reports implicating\u2063 the Israeli government in\u2063 ignoring prior warnings about a planned\u200c Hamas\u2062 attack, adding to the controversy surrounding \u2063Netanyahu&#8217;s leadership.  <\/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>After months of questioning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s<\/a> leadership throughout the Israel-Hamas conflict, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA) announced she will not be attending his speech to Congress next month. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Warren explained her opposition to the Israeli leader <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/4729459-warren-boycott-netanyahu-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in comments<\/a> to the<em> Hill<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBenjamin Netanyahu has created a humanitarian disaster,\u201d the Massachusetts senator said. \u201cWe need a ceasefire, massive humanitarian relief, the return of the hostages, and we\u2019ve gotta have a breakthrough on getting the parties to the negotiating table. Giving more arms to Israel is not pushing in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warren\u2019s decision comes after a series of remarks she has made criticizing Israel\u2019s offensive against Hamas. In April, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2962456\/bidens-bargain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> an audience at the Boston Islamic Center she believes there is \u201cample evidence\u201d that\u00a0Israel\u00a0is committing \u201cgenocide\u201d in\u00a0Gaza. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel hearing to examine the status of Department of Defense recruiting efforts and plans for fiscal 2024 on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her criticisms of Netanyahu have mirrored those of other Democrats, including progressive leaders such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and even Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), although the senator has taken a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2989549\/schumer-johnson-invite-netanyahu-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>more reserved approach<\/a> in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu has come under fire after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rocky-psaki-new-white-house-press-secretary-off-to-bumpy-start\/\" title=\"Rocky Psaki: New White House Press Secretary Off To Bumpy Start\">report emerged<\/a> that for more than a year leading up to the deadly Oct. 7 attack, the Israeli government ignored warnings Hamas was planning an elaborate assault on Jewish civilians. The \u201cJericho Wall\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/30\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> allegedly outlined in detail the blueprint for the attack. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8SzTrwRNtP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=96ee962e-360d-45a1-a701-aeff879d6947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>social media post<\/a> on Sunday, Netanyahu\u2019s son defended 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>, saying his father was \u201cnot updated on the material discovered in the Jericho Wall report.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has also announced he would boycott the speech, summarized the basis for progressives\u2019 opposition to Netanyahu in a recent post to X. The Vermont senator <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSanders\/status\/1803255696865026536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> Netanyahu\u2019s \u201cright-wing, extremist government has killed 37,000 Palestinians.\u201d The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry tracks the deaths and does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths.<\/p>\n<p>His concerns have been echoed by a number of top Democrats, including Schumer. While Schumer joined top congressional leaders in issuing the invitation to the Israeli leader to address Congress, the Senate leader criticized Netanyahu in March for being \u201ctoo willing to tolerate the civilian toll in Gaza, which is pushing support for Israel worldwide to historic lows.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a ceremony at the Nahalat Yitshak Cemetery in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Shaul Golan\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>Warren\u2019s decision to boycott Netanayu\u2019s July 24 address to a joint meeting of Congress follows multiple progressive Democrats vowing the same, including Reps. Greg Casar (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Warren\u2019s office for comment. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) declared she will skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s upcoming Congress speech. Warren criticized Netanyahu&#8217;s role in the Israel-Hamas conflict, labeling his actions as a &#8220;humanitarian disaster&#8221; in remarks to The Hill. Her decision underscores months of questioning his leadership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2272008,"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\/AP23341510034744.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23341510034744.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272007","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}