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Leading Black Activist, Ministers Say ‘Congressional Black Caucus Should be Absolutely Ashamed’ for Boycott of Netanyahu Speech

Black leader Star Parker said members of the Congressional Black Caucus should be "ashamed" for skipping PM Netanyahu's speech. Photo: UrbanCure.org.

A prominent leader of the black Christian community on Thursday, along with leading black ministers, lashed out at the Congressional Black Caucus for its boycott of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress on March 3. “The Congressional Black Caucus should be absolutely ashamed of themselves and these black ministers are standing to oppose them,” said Star...

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