6 House Dems, back from Israel, accuse Netanyahu of ‘utter disregard for Palestinian lives’

6 House Dems, back from Israel, accuse Netanyahu of ‘utter disregard for Palestinian lives’

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Six U.S. House of Representatives Democrats returned from an Israel trip accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “utter disregard for Palestinian lives” and fearing that he is moving toward Gaza’s “total destruction.”

The Democrats — including the most senior Democrat on the Senate appropriations committee, Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut — made the comments in a statement issued Friday. They represent the breadth of the party’s ideologies and include several with pro-Israel records.

The statement came as President Joe Biden said he…

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