Nancy Pelosi to skip Netanyahu’s speech to Congress

Published July 24, 2024 11:29am ET



Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is among the Democrats who will skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

Dozens of Democratic senators and representatives, along with one House Republican, are boycotting the speech over Israel’s handling of its war against Hamas in Gaza. A spokesman for Pelosi said she would be meeting with families affected by the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel instead of going to the speech.

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