{"id":2305919,"date":"2024-07-22T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-declines-to-attend-netanyahu-address-to-congress-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T21:54:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T01:54:19","slug":"kamala-harris-refuses-to-attend-netanyahus-speech-to-congress-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-refuses-to-attend-netanyahus-speech-to-congress-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris refuses to attend Netanyahu&#8217;s speech to Congress &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fkamala-harris-refuses-to-attend-netanyahus-speech-to-congress-washington-examiner-2%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=2305919&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>Kamala Harris has declined to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">address<\/a>\u200b to \u200cCongress, likely in an effort to distance herself from the Biden administration&#8217;s stance \u2063on the war \u2062in\u2063 Gaza. This move could help\u2062 her \u200davoid \u200dcriticism\u2062 from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Instead, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin \u2063will preside over Netanyahu&#8217;s speech. Harris will\u200c meet with\u200d Netanyahu privately at another time during his visit,\u200c while still supporting\u2063 Biden&#8217;s\u200d stance towards Israel with\u200d some \u200blimited\u200d criticism of\u200b Israel&#8217;s tactics.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kamala Harris declines to attend Netanyahu address to Congress<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1709773\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> will not attend Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s<\/a> address to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The move is likely an attempt to distance herself from the Biden administration&rsquo;s stance on the war in Gaza, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2580843\/could-this-israel-hamas-war-split-the-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rattled the Democratic Party<\/a>. By distancing herself from the heavily pro-Israel stance of President Joe Biden, she could help neuter attacks from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of progressive Democrats are boycotting Netanyahu&rsquo;s speech as well.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD) will preside over Netanyahu&rsquo;s speech in Harris&rsquo;s stead. He is retiring at the end of the year. Cardin is also the special representative on antisemitism, racism, and intolerance for the 57-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Harris will instead meet with Netanyahu at another more private point during the Israeli leader&rsquo;s stay, according to multiple reports. Biden is expected to meet with him as well.<\/p>\n<p>While supporting Biden&rsquo;s stance toward Israel, Harris has, like Biden, offered some limited criticism of Israel&rsquo;s tactics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Israel defends itself, it matters how,&rdquo; she<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/12\/02\/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-on-the-conflict-between-israel-and-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> said<\/a> in December. &ldquo;Too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. Frankly, the scale of civilian suffering and the images and videos coming from Gaza are devastating.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Harris has firmly tied herself to the Biden administration, and people familiar with the matter hold that she and Biden are in &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">harris<\/a>-refuses-to-attend-netanyahus-speech-to-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">congress<\/a>-washington-examiner\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Kamala Harris refuses to attend Netanyahu&#039;s speech to Congress &#8211; Washington Examiner&#8221;>lockstep&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on Israel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She and President Biden are in lockstep when it comes to Israel. There is no daylight between them to be found,&rdquo; Halie Soifer, who was Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a> when she was a senator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/07\/22\/harris-may-not-be-the-savior-on-gaza-some-dems-want-00170420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Much like Biden has faced divisions in the United States over his handling of the war in Gaza, Netanyahu has faced fractures among his populace as well.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1709773\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1709773\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala Harris has chosen not to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s address to Congress, possibly to distance herself from the Biden administration&#8217;s pro-Israel stance on the war in Gaza. This move could help her avoid criticism from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Instead, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin will preside over Netanyahu&#8217;s speech. Harris will meet with Netanyahu privately at another time during his visit, and she has expressed some limited criticism of Israel&#8217;s tactics. Despite this, Harris is aligned with President Biden on Israel and there is no difference in their views on the matter. Netanyahu, like Biden, is also facing divisions within his own country over his handling of the conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2305920,"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\/07\/harris-netanyahu-speech.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32438,6524,4554],"class_list":["post-2305919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kamala-harris","tag-netanyahu","tag-speech"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harris-netanyahu-speech.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305919","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}