Inviting “Netanyahu” to speak in the US Congress is a shame
reported by Mehr News Agency According to the Associated Press, “Bernie Sanders”, the senior senator of the US Senate, pointed out that “the International Criminal Court will probably soon issue an arrest warrant for Netanyahu” and emphasized that the invitation to Prime Minister “Benjamin Netanyahu” The Zionist regime’s speech in the US Congress is a source of shame and will be viewed with regret.
He said that “it is not morally right to turn our backs on the Gaza crisis, especially since the taxpayers’ budget in the United States is spent on this war,” he added that this Wednesday, for the first time, this war criminal (Netanyahu) is given the honor of speaking at the Congress.
Sanders had previously announced that “Netanyahu is a war criminal and I will definitely not attend Netanyahu’s speech in Congress.”
Sanders addressed the American officials and announced that the Speaker of the House of Representatives of this country should explain why he invited the perpetrator of the murder of “about 38 thousand Palestinians” to the Congress.
While Netanyahu is going to speak in the US Congress, Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the Israeli Prime Minister in an interview with the New York Times and said: Without American support, Israel’s future (regime) will end. The White House had previously announced in a statement that the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime is going to travel to Washington to address the US Congress next week.
Hundreds of Palestinian supporters in the United States started a sit-in inside the Congress building in protest against the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States and his speech in the Congress of this country. The organization “Voice of Jewish Peace Supporters” announced that American security forces arrested more than 300 protesters.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the US Congress today (Wednesday), the public anger due to the bloody war in Gaza and the Palestinian genocide has led to a widespread boycott of this event by US lawmakers. has been united.
Accordingly, now 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 about this in a message on his personal page on the X social network (formerly Twitter): Netanyahu’s speech in the Congress is a celebration of the ethnic cleansing of the 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 the X social network: Legislators who speak honestly about democracy and freedom should know that defending these things is only a matter of words. is not. 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.
