{"id":2307355,"date":"2024-07-24T12:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/every-democrat-and-republican-skipping-benjamin-netanyahus-address-to-congress-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T16:42:23","slug":"every-democrat-and-republican-skipping-benjamin-netanyahus-address-to-congress-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/every-democrat-and-republican-skipping-benjamin-netanyahus-address-to-congress-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Democrat and Republican skipping Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s address 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=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fevery-democrat-and-republican-skipping-benjamin-netanyahus-address-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=2307355&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>The article discusses \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hsbc-banker-quits-after-blasting-nut-job-climate-panic\/\" title=\"HSBC Banker Quits After Blasting \u2018Nut Job\u2019 Climate Panic\">controversial address<\/a> by \u2064Israeli Prime\u200c Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress, which has led\u2063 to\u200d both\u2063 Democrats and\u2063 Republicans boycotting the event. The divide in the\u200b Democratic Party over the War in Gaza, specifically between the younger, progressive pro-Palestinian wing and the older, establishment pro-Israel\u200b wing,\u2062 has caused many Democrats \u2062to skip the speech. The article lists all the Democrats who will\u2063 not  <\/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\">Every Democrat and Republican skipping Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s 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_1711465\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Benjamin Netanyahu\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> is facing his most contentious address to Congress yet, with both Republicans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a> boycotting it.<\/p>\n<p>The War in Gaza has split the Democratic Party between the younger, progressive pro-Palestinian wing and the older, establishment, pro-Israel wing. This has culminated in the leadership inviting Netanyahu to speak in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> after over nine months of war. Many Democrats have pledged to boycott the speech, either out of principle or pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Here is every Democrat not attending Netanyahu&rsquo;s speech:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Senators:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brian Schatz (D-HI)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Elizabeth-Warren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA)<\/p>\n<p>Patty Murray (D-WA)<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Merkley (D-OR)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Dick-Durbin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dick Durbin<\/a> (D-IL)<\/p>\n<p>Peter Welch (D-VT)<\/p>\n<p>Chris Van Hollen (D-MA)<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Bernie-Sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT), an Independent ally of the Democrats, is also boycotting the speech.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Representatives:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Jim Clyburn (D-NC)<\/p>\n<p>Jim McGovern (D-MA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ro-Khanna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p>Sara Jacobs (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p>Jared Huffman (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p>Don Beyer (D-VA)<\/p>\n<p>Greg Casar (D-TX)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jamaal-Bowman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY)<\/p>\n<p>Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Lynch (D-MA)<\/p>\n<p>Hank Johnson (D-GA)<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell Frost (D-FL)<\/p>\n<p>Veronica Escobar (D-TX)<\/p>\n<p>Becca Balint (D-VT)<\/p>\n<p>Jared Huffman (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ilhan-Omar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ilhan Omar<\/a> (D-MN)<\/p>\n<p>Summer Lee (D-PA)<\/p>\n<p>Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Lee (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p>Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)<\/p>\n<p>Ami Bera (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY)<\/p>\n<p>Cori Bush (D-MO)<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)<\/p>\n<p>Mark Takano (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p>Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)<\/p>\n<p>Delia Ramirez (D-IL)<\/p>\n<p>Judy Chu (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p>Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jamie-Raskin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jamie Raskin<\/a> (D-MD)<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t explicitly said she will boycott but released a <a href=\"https:\/\/tlaib.house.gov\/posts\/tlaib-statement-on-war-criminal-netanyahus-address-to-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> saying Netanyahu is a &ldquo;war criminal committing genocide against the Palestinian people,&rdquo; and that inviting him to Congress was &ldquo;disgraceful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The single Republican boycotting is Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who objected on the grounds that the speech constituted &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">political theater<\/a> on behalf of the State Department.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-headlines-save-america-rally-in-sarasota-fla\/\" title=\"President Trump headlines Save America rally in Sarasota, Fla.\">political standing<\/a> in Israel and to quell int&rsquo;l opposition to his war,&rdquo; he wrote in a post on X. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t feel like being a prop so I won&rsquo;t be attending.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today Congress will undertake political theater on behalf of the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his political standing in Israel and to quell int&rsquo;l opposition to his war.<\/p>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t feel like being a prop so I won&rsquo;t be attending.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1816096291291623517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Two others won&rsquo;t be attending, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), but in both cases, this is due to previous commitments, rather than a boycott.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1711465\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1711465\"}});<\/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>The article discusses \u2064the controversial address by \u2064Israeli Prime\u200c Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress, which has led\u2063 to\u200d both\u2063 Democrats and\u2063 Republicans boycotting the event. The divide in the\u200b Democratic Party over the War in Gaza, specifically between the younger, progressive pro-Palestinian wing and the older, establishment pro-Israel\u200b wing,\u2062 has caused many Democrats \u2062to skip &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2307356,"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\/AP24200761657493-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35925,4402,3685,3756],"class_list":["post-2307355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-congress","tag-democrats","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24200761657493-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307355","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=2307355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}