House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.
by MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO | Associated PressFILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, arrives to meet with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 6, 2024. says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of support from Republicans amid growing Democratic criticism of Netanyahu's leadership.
Republicans have rallied around Netanyahu since Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for new elections in Israel on the Senate floor last week. Schumer, who is Jewish and a strong supporter of Israel, said he believes that the prime minister has "lost his way" and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.could be seen in the U.S.
Netanyahu also spoke by video with Senate Republicans at their weekly caucus lunch on Wednesday, telling them in the closed-door meeting that he believes he still has support in the United States and Israel and that he believes Schumer's remarks were inappropriate. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, escalated the criticism earlier this week when he said that "any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion."
As a democracy, Israel has the right to choose its own leaders, and we should let the chips fall where they may," Schumer said. "But the important thing is that Israelis are given a choice."
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