Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
A growing number of U.S. congressional Democrats pushed back Friday against pressure to endorse House Speaker Mike Johnson 's invitation for Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress—even as his government stands accused of genocide in a World Court case and he faces the prospect of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza .
Kildee voted against the aid package. Congressional progressives have voiced opposition to a Netanyhau speech for days, with Sen. Bernie Sanders —who caucuses with Democrats—indicating Wednesday that he would boycott any address by the prime minister and calling the invitation 'a terrible idea.' Sanders told CNN's Kaitlan Collins: 'Look, you have a prime minister who has created the worst humanitarian disaster in modern history.
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