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according to Mehr News According to Reuters, hundreds of Palestinian supporters in the United States started a sit-in inside the Congress building in protest of the visit of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States and his speech in the Congress of this country.
The “Jewish Voice for Peace” organization announced that American security forces arrested more than 300 protesters.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime, is scheduled to give a speech in the US Congress today (Wednesday) that the public anger due to the bloody war in Gaza and the genocide of the Palestinians It has caused a widespread boycott of this ceremony by US lawmakers.
Based on this, the number of boycotters of Netanyahu’s speech in Congress is increasing, especially among the Democratic Party.
Bernie Sanders, progressive and Jewish senator; Senator Patty Murray, Senator Tim Kaine, Senator Karen Van Hollen, and James Clyburn, prominent representatives of the US House of Representatives, are among the most famous figures who have announced that they will not attend Netanyahu’s speech. Sanders called Netanyahu’s speech in Congress shameful.
Rasheeda Tlaib, the only representative of Palestinian origin in the Congress, wrote in a message on her personal page on the X social network (formerly Twitter): Netanyahu’s speech in the Congress is a celebration for The ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza. It will undoubtedly be a sad day for American democracy when my colleagues in Congress try to smile at someone who has committed a war crime.
Corey Bush, another American lawmaker, in response to Netanyahu’s speech in Congress, wrote on his personal page on X social network: Legislators who speak honestly about democracy and freedom They should know that the defense of these cases is not just words. I will boycott Netanyahu’s speech in Congress.
Axios reported earlier, citing knowledgeable sources, that it is estimated that 50 to 100 American lawmakers will boycott Netanyahu’s speech in Congress.
