“I’m discussing that now with the speaker of the House, and as I’ve always said, our relationship with Israel is ironclad and transcends any one prime minister or president,” Schumer said on Tuesday of the invitation.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on Wednesday that he’s ready to move forward with formally inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress but he’s waiting on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to sign on.
In March, Schumer called for new elections in Israel and described Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace, raising speculation that he would not agree to have Netanyahu speak.
