Progressives like AOC and Ilhan Omar are skipping Israeli President Isaac Herzog's speech to Congress
on Wednesday’s speech by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, highlighting the fractures within the Democratic Party over support for Israel.
His visit comes amid fallout over Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., calling Israel a"racist state" over the weekend. Though she walked back her comments somewhat, they were still met with fierce criticism from both sides of the aisle.on a resolution that said Israel was neither a racist nor apartheid state – which was overwhelmingly supported by all but ten Democrats, nine who voted"no" and one who simply voted"present.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., the only Palestinian-American in Congress and among the nine to vote against the resolution, announced earlier this week:"In solidarity with the Palestinian people and all those who have been harmed by Israel's apartheid government, I will be boycotting President Herzog’s joint address to Congress."
She wrote in all capital letters:"WE SHOULD NOT BE INVITING THE PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL—A GOVERNMENT WHO UNDER ITS CURRENT PRIME MINISTER BARRED THE FIRST TWO MUSLIM WOMEN ELECTED TO CONGRESS FROM VISITING THE COUNTRY—TO GIVE A JOINT ADDRESS TO CONGRESS."Ocasio-Cortez’s office and the office of Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., confirmed to The Times Of Israel that they would not be attending.
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