Anti-Israel Democrats in the House seem to be gaining some traction in staging a boycott of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress.
The development comes just after Israel rescued four hostages taken by Hamas. Critics in the Democratic Party and the media have criticized the Israeli government for the operation to carry out the rescue.
A growing chorus of House Democrats say they’re planning to steer clear of next month’s speech by Benjamin Netanyahu before a joint meeting of Congress, arguing that the Israeli prime minister’s handling of the Hamas war — and his repeated snubbing of President Biden’s preferred approach to the conflict — demand a show of protest from liberals on Capitol Hill.
Some Democrats had foreshadowed the boycott earlier in the year amid speculation that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was poised to invite Netanyahu to…
