Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reiterated his intention to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to Congress.
House and Senate leadership invited Netanyahu to speak to the legislature. While the date of his visit remains to be seen, Sanders issued a statement Saturday to confirm“It is a very sad day for our country that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited — by leaders from both parties — to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress,” Sanders wrote.
Sanders asserted that “Israel, of course, had the right to defend itself” following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, but condemned the country for killing 34,000 civilians, destroying housing and schools, and blocking humanitarian aid. Instead, he commended the International Criminal Court, whose prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for their respective alleged war crimes.
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