John Lewis

With Biden opting out, partisan row over Netanyahu speech intensifies

The vice president announced that he would be out of the country and won’t attend the Israeli prime minister’s speech. Some top black and Hispanic Democratic lawmakers said they will stay away, too.

By Ron Kampeas February 7, 2015 6:15 pm

2 leading black Democrats to boycott Netanyahu speech

Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and G.K. Butterfield (R-N.C.) slammed House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for inviting the Israeli prime minister.

February 5, 2015 4:25 pm

J Street opening night: Dror Moreh, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Tzipi Livni and John Lewis

J Street, the dovish Israel policy group, kicked off its fourth national conference.

September 28, 2013 11:28 pm

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With Biden opting out, partisan row over Netanyahu speech intensifies

2 leading black Democrats to boycott Netanyahu speech

J Street opening night: Dror Moreh, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Tzipi Livni and John Lewis

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