HPAD members,

Netanyahu Arriving in DC Today! Our Voices Needed!

The crisis in Gaza and the West Bank continues, although eclipsed by election news. Netanyahu is arriving in Washington today and will meet with a now weakened President Biden.

In a disgraceful development, leaders of the House and Senate (including Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer) have invited the Israeli Prime Minister to address a joint session of Congress.

Together with peace advocates across the country, our voice is needed now. A growing number of House and Senate members have announced their intention to boycott Netanyahu’s appearance. (The current list is given below.) If your House member, or Senator has not yet committed to boycott, Please call their office today! 

(Congressional Switchboard 202-224-3121) 

Tell them to boycott Netanyahu’s appearance on Wednesday, and to call instead for an immediate ceasefire, and halt US weapons deliveries.

Please let us know if you make calls.

Prasannan Parthasarathi (parthasa@bc.edu)

Carolyn Rusti Eisenberg (Carolyn.Eisenberg@hofstra.edu)

Legislative Coordinators

Reps boycotting Netanyahu:

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-8)

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16)

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX-35)

Rep. James “Jim” Clyburn (D-SC-6)

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10)

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51)

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7)

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4)

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)