{"id":2307335,"date":"2024-07-24T12:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-congress-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T12:10:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:10:51","slug":"pelosi-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-congress-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-congress-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi to skip 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\">20<\/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%2Fpelosi-to-skip-netanyahus-speech-to-congress-washington-examiner%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=2307335&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>Nancy Pelosi,\u2064 former House Speaker, announced that she will be skipping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s\u2062 speech to Congress. Various Democratic senators and representatives, along with \u2062one House Republican, are boycotting the\u200c speech due\u200c to Israel&#8217;s handling of the \u200bconflict with Hamas in Gaza. Pelosi will instead be meeting with \u200bfamilies affected \u200bby \u2063a recent Hamas terror\u200c attack in Israel. While Pelosi\u2062 has \u2064expressed her dislike\u2062 for\u2063 Netanyahu, she maintains her support for Israel. This decision marks a\u2062 shift from her attendance\u2064 at\u200b Netanyahu&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-deliver-first-speech-to-congress-in-nearly-empty-house-chamber\/\" title=\"Biden Will Deliver First Speech To Congress In Nearly-Empty House Chamber\">previous address<\/a> to Congress in 2015, where she was critical of parts of\u2064 his speech.  <\/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\">Nancy Pelosi to skip Netanyahu&rsquo;s speech 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_1711242\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) is among the Democrats who will skip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi\">Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Benjamin-Netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israeli\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>&lsquo;s address to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigans-matt-sealy-explains-how-president-trump-has-several-paths-to-victorynever-count-donald-trump-out-video\/\" title=\"Michigan\u2019s Matt Sealy Explains How President Trump Has SEVERAL Paths To Victory\u2026\u201dNever count Donald Trump out!\u201d[VIDEO]\">joint session<\/a> of Congress on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Democratic senators and representatives, along with one House Republican, are boycotting the speech over Israel&rsquo;s handling of its war against Hamas in Gaza. A spokesman for Pelosi said she would be meeting with families affected by the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel instead of going to the speech.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Speaker Pelosi will not be attending today&rsquo;s Joint Meeting of Congress,&rdquo; Pelosi spokesman Ian Krager said in a statement. &ldquo;This morning, she will join a Members meeting with Israeli citizens whose families have suffered in the wake of the October 7th Hamas terror attack and kidnappings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former House speaker has made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2711133\/nancy-pelosi-wont-discuss-netanyahu-i-dont-like-to-talk-about-those-kinds-of-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"dislike for Netanyahu\">dislike for Netanyahu<\/a> known but said she supports Israel. In April, Pelosi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2975618\/pelosi-believes-netanyahu-should-resign-over-handling-gaza-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"dislike for Netanyahu\">said<\/a> Netanyahu should resign over the way he has handled the war.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi attended Netanyahu&rsquo;s previous address to a joint session of Congress in 2015 but said afterward that she was &ldquo;saddened&rdquo; by parts of the speech in which he criticized the Obama administration&rsquo;s negotiations with Iran over its <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 program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is why, as one who values the U.S. &ndash; Israel relationship, and loves Israel, I was near tears throughout the Prime Minister&rsquo;s speech &ndash; saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States as part of the P5 +1 nations, and saddened by the condescension toward our knowledge of the threat posed by Iran and our broader commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-says-u-s-is-committed-to-preventing-nuclear-proliferation\/\" title=\"Joe Biden says U.S. is committed to preventing nuclear proliferation\">preventing nuclear proliferation<\/a>,&rdquo; Pelosi said in a statement in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>While current Republican and Democratic leadership in the House and Senate are mostly expected to attend the address, several prominent Democrats are skipping the speech.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other notable Democrats skipping Netanyahu&rsquo;s address include Vice President Kamala Harris, who said she would meet with Netanyahu but had to miss the address due to a previously planned speech, and Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA), who declined to attend. With both Harris and Murray skipping, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) will oversee the joint session alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).<\/p>\n<p>House and Senate leaders invited Netanyahu to address Congress in May. 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Various Democratic senators and representatives, along with \u2062one House Republican, are boycotting the\u200c speech due\u200c to Israel&#8217;s handling of the \u200bconflict with Hamas in Gaza. Pelosi will instead be meeting with \u200bfamilies affected \u200bby \u2063a recent &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2307336,"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\/nancy-pelosi-speech-israel.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4402,6524,3928,4554,32076],"class_list":["post-2307335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congress","tag-netanyahu","tag-pelosi","tag-speech","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nancy-pelosi-speech-israel.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307335","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}