'Apologists for terrorism': House Republicans eviscerate far-left Dems skipping Netanyahu speech
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House Republicans are furiously denouncing Democrats' threats to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress.
A growing number of Democrats are critical of the Israeli operation, accusing Netanyahu of waging a disproportionate response that’s resulted in tens of thousands of Palestinian civilian deaths. Several have already said they would boycott his address in protest – prompting a furious backlash from the House GOP. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
The No. 3 House GOP leader, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., labeled Democrats "the anti-Israel party" in a statement to Fox News Digital. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
"Their threats to boycott Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Joint Address is another notch on their long list of betrayals of our strongest ally in the Middle East," Emmer said.