Statement on Netanyahu Visit to DC

Date: July 15, 2026

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Washington, DC: Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America (MDC DSA) condemns the upcoming, planned visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, D.C.

As socialists living and organizing in the heart of the U.S. empire, we refuse to sit by quietly while our local streets, resources, and public spaces are used to welcome a war criminal. For years, Netanyahu’s far-right regime has carried out a brutal campaign of mass displacement, starvation, and slaughter against the Palestinian people, a genocide funded and armed directly by the U.S. government.

Netanyahu’s visits to Washington are a calculated effort to secure multi-billion dollar arms packages, manufacturing political cover for an ongoing genocide, and escalating military aggression across the region. The bipartisan welcome he receives from our government is a stark reminder of where the ruling class stands: prioritizing the profits of the military-industrial complex and imperial hegemony over human life.

Our solidarity lies with the working class, both globally and locally. We demand a complete end to the siege on Gaza, an end to all U.S. military funding and arms shipments to Israel, and a free Palestine.

MDC DSA calls on all members, labor allies, and grassroots organizations across the DMV area to mobilize. We will meet Netanyahu’s presence in our city with the full force of organized resistance.