“The Israeli government is responsible for enforcing an apartheid state and rampantly abusing the rights of Palestinians. Congress shouldn't be giving a platform to the President of a country that shows no respect for human rights,” tweeted Rep. Cori Bush.
The boycott of Herzog’s address is being led by Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both of whom are Muslim. Tlaib is of Palestinian descent.
“The Israeli government is responsible for enforcing an apartheid state and rampantly abusing the rights of Palestinians. Congress should not be giving a platform to the President of a country that shows no respect for human rights. I will not be attending his joint address,”, who has joined the boycott. So have Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
On Saturday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state, leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called Israel a “racist state” during a gathering of activists in Chicago. The remark caused widespread outrage,Israeli leader’s visit sparks internal Democratic fightRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at the Christians United for Israel summit on Monday.
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