Some Democrat Lawmakers Say They Would Boycott Netanyahu Address

‘I think it is probably one of the most morally corrupt thing that we can do in this moment,’ Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) told The Epoch Times.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waits for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 18, 2023.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Despite that no invitation has yet been sent, some Democrat members of Congress are already telling The Epoch Times they would boycott an address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before a joint session of Congress amid the war between Israel and Hamas.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a member of the far-left congressional group “The Squad,” called the plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to invite Mr. Netanyahu to speak before Congress “disgusting.”