'Squad' Dems furious at Netanyahu's invite to Congress: 'Accused war criminal'

Progressive "Squad" Democrats are furious that their leaders have agreed to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.

"Absolutely," Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., told Fox News Digital on Wednesday when asked if she was disappointed that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., agreed to sign onto the invitation.

"We should not be creating a platform and welcoming an accused war criminal," Pressley said.

Netanyahu accepted the bipartisan invitation late last week, declaring in a statement that he was "very moved to have the privilege of representing Israel before both Houses of Congress and to present the truth about our just war against those who seek to destroy us to the representatives of the American people and the entire world." There's no set date yet.

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It's spurred pushback from the left, where a growing number of Democrats have voiced criticism for Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza in retaliation for Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack in Israel. The controversy took on new significance last month when the International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced he would seek arrest warrants against top Israeli and Hamas officials, Netanyahu included.

"Instead of coming here, we need Netanyahu to stop bombing indiscriminately in Gaza and for him to respect the president's red line of not having continued military operations in Rafah," Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, told Fox News Digital. "I don't think it's a good time for him to be coming."

Asked if he planned to attend the speech, Casar said, "I don't plan to attend, and I will plan to participate