The decision to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress comes amid deep political divides across the U.S. over the war in Gaza.
Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, multiple sources told CBS News. The top four leaders of the House and Senate formally invited Netanyahu last week 'to share the Israeli government's vision for defending democracy, combatting terror, and establishing a just and lasting peace in the region. But the invitation did not specify a date.
Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, called Netanyahu a 'war criminal,' and said he would boycott the speech. Sanders has argued that Israel had the right to defend itself, but said it has gone too far in going 'to war against the entire Palestinian people.
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