The exact date of the speech had been in flux even after the Israeli prime minister was formally invited last week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress on July 24, a person familiar with the plans, granted anonymity to discuss the matter, confirmed to POLITICO. The speech comes after the four top congressional leaders — Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer , Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — formally issued the long-awaited invite late last month.
They initially looked at June 13 but that conflicted with a Jewish holiday and Johnson’s office stressed at the time that the date was not finalized and still being negotiated. Netanyahu’s speech on July 24 comes as a growing number of congressional Democrats and the Biden administration have become increasingly critical of Israel’s handling of the war against Hamas — namely the high toll of civilian deaths. Progressives have also publicly called on President Joe Biden to take a firmer stance.
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