Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gave his clearest indication yet that he will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a joint address before Congress.
“The timing is being worked out,” the spokesperson said. , is only an incremental step toward the gesture and not altogether surprising. Schumer previously indicated his openness. But the development comes amid a period of intense bitterness between Washington Democrats and Netanyahu, who has defied the White House with his casualty-heavy war in Gaza.
“Israel has no stronger ally than the United States, and our relationship transcends any one president or any one prime minister. I will always welcome the opportunity for the prime minister of Israel to speak to Congress in a bipartisan way,” Schumer said at the time. Democrats have been overwhelmingly supportive of Israel, but Netanyahu in particular has been a polarizing figure who previously drew their ire for judicial reforms they said represented democratic backsliding.
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