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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently spoke before a joint session of Congress. Many people, myself included, did not approve. I became curious about my representatives.
On July 26, 2024, at 12:20, I called the Atlanta offices of Sen. Jon Ossoff (470-786-7800) and Sen. Rafael Warnock (770-694-7828.) “I have a question for _____ . Did you attend the address before Congress by Benjamin Netanyahu? If the answer is yes, then I am deeply ashamed of you.”
At 12:40, I called the Decatur office of Rep. Hank Johnson (770-987-2291.) A person answered the phone. I asked the same question. Rep. Johnson did not attend the address.
As it turns out, I am in GA05, which is represented by Nikema Williams. Hank Johnson represents GA04. My neighborhood is in a different district every time the boundaries are redrawn. Mistakes are easy to make. At 13:20, I called the Atlanta office of Rep. Nikema Williams (404-659-0116.) I left a message on the machine.
At 16:10, Jon Ossoff’s office returned my call. Sen. Ossoff did attend the address by PM Netanyahu. At the time this post was written, I have not heard from Sen. Warnock or Rep. Williams.
Neither @ossoff nor @ReverendWarnock has made a comment on X about the address. At 14:48 on Jul 24, @RepNikema sent a tweet that began “I met with the families of Israeli hostages …” The tweet made an anodyne statement about freeing hostages, and ending “the violence in Gaza.” It did not refer to the appearance of PM Netanyahu before Congress.
@RepHankJohnson “I will be boycotting Netanyahu’s speech today. Rather than working on @POTUS’ ceasefire deal that would halt the indiscriminate killing & starvation in Gaza, Netanyahu is here, again interfering in U.S. electoral politics with his support for ex-president Trump & MAGA.”
In 2003, I was concerned about the impending invasion of Iraq. I sent letters to Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Sen. Zell Miller, and Rep. Denise Majette. I wanted to be on record as being opposed to the invasion. War Letters describes the experience, and has copies of the replies that I received. Pictures today are from The Library of Congress.