Ali Vitali is a Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington.
WASHINGTON— Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called out top leaders in both parties on Tuesday for welcoming Netanyahu to Congress, excoriating the Israeli prime minister as a “war criminal” amid the ongoing war with Gaza. In an interview with NBC News Tuesday, Sanders lashed out at House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for inviting Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress in the coming weeks. “What Mr.
Durbin said he is concerned the address could be a reprise of Netanyahu’s controversial speech to a joint session in 2015 when he criticized the Obama administration’s policy towards Iran. “That’s exactly the fear I have is that it would be politically divisive, it would not help Israel,” Durbin told NBC News, “I’m waiting for clarity on the two-state solution, I think that is a central part of our strategy and I’m waiting for him to commit to it.” Both Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt.
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