NEWS: Congressman Greg Casar Not Attending Netanyahu’s Address

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress:

“I am boycotting Netanyahu’s address,” said Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas). “Today, families of Israeli hostages called the Prime Minister’s speech a ‘PR stunt’ intended to cover up his own failures. Not only has Netanyahu failed to safely return the hostages — he has killed, harmed, or displaced nearly every Palestinian in Gaza, has failed to keep Israelis safe, and is risking the United States’ own security by trying to drag us into another endless war in the Middle East.

“The United States must end unconditional military aid to the Israeli government, and instead secure an immediate ceasefire, a return of the hostages, and long-term peace.”

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Congressman Greg Casar represents Texas’s 35th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which runs down I-35 from East Austin to Hays County to the West Side of San Antonio.  A labor organizer and son of Mexican immigrants, Casar serves as the Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for the 118th Congress. He also serves on the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Committee on Agriculture.