Vice President Kamala Harris’s decision to skip Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress for a convention raised questions about her stance on Israel amidst growing political tensions.
It is estimated that more than 80 Democratic politicians in Congress will not come to watch the speech.
In response to a reporter asking him what he thinks about certain members of Congress boycotting Netanyahu’s speech, he said, “I think this is not the way to behave.”
Thousands of other protesters opposed to Israel's war in Gaza, some carrying Palestinian flags, gathered near the US Capitol on Wednesday hours before the speech.
Protesters have gathered in the thousands outside of the US Capitol.
Prime Minister Netanyahu prepares to deliver a speech to Congress conveying messages of peace, the Iranian threat to Israel, and emphasizing Israeli-Us relations on his upcoming trip to the US.
ISGAP Executive Director, Dr. Charles Asher Small, testified before the United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight.
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