Hi,
Dozens of members of Congress have said that the House and Senate never
should’ve invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak on
Capitol Hill.^1 Many of them, including Senator Bernie Sanders, Rep.
Pramila Jayapal, and Rep. Ro Khanna, plan to skip Netanyahu’s speech on
Wednesday.^2
Despite the Israeli military’s months-long onslaught against the people of
Gaza, Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Mitch McConnell, and Chuck Schumer
invited Netanyahu to address Congress. Our government should not be
welcoming Netanyahu to the Capitol.
230 congressional staffers joined some lawmakers to urge members of the
House and Senate to skip Netanyahu’s speech.^3 Now, we need to put as much
pressure as possible on all of our Senators and Reps, because none of our
lawmakers should attend this speech.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Urge lawmakers to disinvite Netanyahu and pledge to
skip his congressional speech!
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When Schumer and Jeffries signed the invitation to Netanyahu, they handed
Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnell a political gift. The GOP is using the
speech to try to villainize anyone who doesn’t attend. And last time
Netanyahu gave a speech in front of Congress, he railed against Democrats
and the Obama administration.
If Democrats stand united against Netanyahu, it would provide far less
legitimacy to his speech. In addition to his massive breaches of
international law and an onslaught against the Palestinian people in Gaza,
Netanyahu is also actively opposing efforts to finally strike a peace
deal.
There’s still time for our congressional leaders to speak up, oppose
Netanyahu’s visit, and refuse to attend.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Disinvite Netanyahu!
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. PBS, "Many Democrats plan to boycott Netanyahu’s address to Congress
due to Israel’s war in Gaza,” [ [link removed] ]June 23, 2024.
2. The Hill, "Momentum grows behind Democratic boycott of Netanyahu
speech,” [ [link removed] ]June 10, 2024.
3. The Hill, "More than 200 congressional staffers sign letter protesting
Netanyahu address,” [ [link removed] ]July 18, 2024.
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