DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Some lawmakers are nervous that scores of pro-Palestinian protesters will swarm the Capitol out of retaliation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address on Wednesday.
Netanyahu will deliver an address to a joint session of Congress to speak on the importance of maintaining a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. But a number of lawmakers who spoke to Axios fear for the security ramifications of Netanyahu’s speech, as some pro-Palestinian groups are expected to send tens of thousands of protesters to the Capitol that day.
“I, and I think every other Jewish person in America has increased security concerns because … the actions of these protesters have become more and more violent,” Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., who is not attending Netanyahu’s speech, told…
