"The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his political standing in Israel and to quell international opposition to his war. I don’t feel like being a prop so I won’t be attending.”
Massie voted against a resolution the House passed last week that affirmed Israel’s right to exist, citing language in the resolution that he said equated anti-Zionism with antisemitism.
Still awful on many other subjects but surprisingly better than almost all of congress when it comes to not being a Genocide puppet so give the man credit where it’s due.
"The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his political standing in Israel and to quell international opposition to his war. I don’t feel like being a prop so I won’t be attending.”
— Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), on X.
Terrible person accidentally correct, more at 11
Thomas Massie is the only Republican that has been consistently based when it comes to israel.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/12/06/congress/massie-zionism-patriotism-house-israel-00130383
Still awful on many other subjects but surprisingly better than almost all of congress when it comes to not being a Genocide puppet so give the man credit where it’s due.
This is like Gorsuch and indigenous tribes issues… or like learning a serial killer genuinely cared for puppies and founded an animal shelter