Israel-defending Pennsylvania Sen. Fetterman won’t attend Democratic National Convention: report

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will not attend the from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week. 

The senator has had a number of high-profile disagreements with other Democratic members of Congress, particularly over the Israeli-Hamas conflict, chose to skip the event, according to the news outlet The Free Press.

He’s been a vocal supporter of Israel and has frequently condemned pro-Palestianian protesters. Despite these differences, Fetterman told The Free Press the decision wasn’t related to any of these conflicts. 

The Pennsylvania senator said his three young kids are out of school during the convention, and he is planning on spending time with them.