Last time I checked, these politicians were elected to go to Washington, D.C., and represent their respective districts. This duty is given to them through the election process, and we, the people, expect them to do their job, whether or not they personally agree or not with what is going on. It is their job to represent us and be there to do what they are being paid to do. Yes, Ill say that again, they are being paid our tax dollars to do a job, not decide to not show up or not vote when they feel it would put them in an unfavorable light with the voters. You cannot just decide to “sit it out” when you want. What if soldiers said they just didn’t feel like going off to war because they didn’t agree with it? It’s not a choice, and it’s not a choice for the politicians as well. Their job is to do the uncomfortable, unpopular thing; that’s what they signed for, NO Exceptions.
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Democrats Wrestle with Whether to Attend Netanyahu's Address to Congress as Many Plan to Boycott
The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a slap in the face to then-President Barack Obama as he negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran.
With Netanyahu scheduled to address U.S. lawmakers on July 24 and his government now at war with Hamas in Gaza, the number of absences is likely to be far greater.
Congressional Democrats are wrestling with whether to attend. Many are torn between their long-standing support for Israel and their anguish about the way Israel has conducted military operations in Gaza. More than 37,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that triggered the war, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run territory. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its figures.
While some Democrats are saying they will come out of respect for Israel, a larger and growing faction wants no part of it, creating an extraordinarily charged atmosphere at a gathering that normally amounts to a ceremonial, bipartisan show of support for an American ally.
“I wish that he would be a statesman and do what is right for Israel. We all love Israel,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said recently on CNN about Netanyahu. “We need to help them and not have him stand in the way of that for such a long time.”
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