Posted on 02/24/20
| News Source: Arutz-7
Pro-Israel lobby confirms both US Vice President and Secretary of State will speak at policy conference next week.
Also speaking will be the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.
Other US lawmakers scheduled to address the annual policy conference include Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
The announcements come a day after Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders announced he would boycott the AIPAC conference and had harsh words for it.
“The Israeli people have the right to live in peace and security. So do the Palestinian people. I remain concerned about the platform AIPAC provides for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights. For that reason I will not attend their conference,” he tweeted.
“As president, I will support the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians and do everything possible to bring peace and security to the region,” he added.
Sanders’ comments were condemned by AIPAC, which fired back at the Vermont Senator and said, “By engaging in such an odious attack on this mainstream, bipartisan American political event, Senator Sanders is insulting his very own colleagues and the millions of Americans who stand with Israel. Truly shameful.” Read more at Arutz-7