Posted on 12/08/2023 2:06:21 AM PST by Libloather
"Squad" Democrats gathered on Capitol Hill to call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza on Thursday, doubling down on accusations that Israel is targeting civilians and committing "genocide."
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., held the press conference alongside Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. They also invited members of the Doctors Without Borders organization, which provides humanitarian aid in Gaza. Bush had vicious words for Israel during her opening remarks.
"When we hear genocidal rhetoric, when we witness devastation and mass murder, when we finance the bombs being dropped, when we intentionally disregard the suffering, we allow the people we represent to be complicit in mass atrocities," Bush said.
"And let me be clear about what's happening: These are war crimes. The targeting of civilians is a war crime; the targeting of medical facilities is a war crime, the starvation and withholding of water and electricity is a war crime; the collective punishment of 2.3 million people is a war crime, and we refuse to be silent," she added as Omar and Tlaib nodded in agreement.
Israel, meanwhile, gave civilians in the Gaza Strip warnings and urged them to evacuate war zones ahead of strikes targeting Hamas's terror infrastructure. While many Palestinian civilians have died during the war, the Biden administration has defended Israel's right to self-defense, noting that civilian deaths, while tragic, are a result of "the nature of conflict."
The "Squad" trio has already faced heavy criticism for their incendiary rhetoric around the Israel-Hamas war. Tlaib herself was censured in the House of Representatives in November after she defended a chant calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.
Tlaib also jumped to accuse Israeli Defense Forces of bombing a hospital in Gaza in October.
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Send them back!
When your religion is a war pact against all others not of your religion, are there really any civilians?
Great ad campaign material, eh Democrats (and your elderly wealthy donors)?
Targeting civilians. You mean like concertgoers?
“the ONLY difference between a muslim and a radicalized muslim is how devoutly they are willing to follow their own religious beliefs “
But will the GOP take advantage of this? Of course not, they’re complicit with their “gOOd fRIeNdZ fRoM aCroSS tHe AiSLe”. Ronna McRomBush is making a cool $400,000 a year and will keep making it as long as she keeps providing controlled opposition to the Democrats.
no kidding
My rep is Summer Lee, one of the Squad, from Pittsburgh, (Pa-12),
She’s a racist, hateful muslim beotch.
Not at all like the Pittsburghers who she “represents.”
Not at all like the Pittsburghers who she “represents.”
...and yet they keep voting her in. Says something about her constituents...
Why do we let a handful of leftist jerks tell us what we have to do? They’re all liars.
The “Squad” was a collection of left wing dolts selected to run for Congress by a leftist group which calls itself the “Justice Democrats”. Justice for psychopathic killers, I guess. There’s no difference between Hamas and Hitler’s SS.
Israel is sending in water! The Jihad Squad needs to recognize that! After the tunnels are filled Israel can focus on the above ground water tanks.
Why would anyone listen to them? They are simply horrible people.
They should personally get right on over there and get in the thick of it.
Show us and the world, firsthand, what should be done....
All the Palestinians have to do is try 1/100th as hard to run across the border into Egypt as they did breaking down the walls into Israel so they could kill babies and rape girls.
They apparently have forgotten over 75% of Palanimals support what happened on Oct 7th.
AFAIAC, Israel should have a free hand to do what they have to do, no matter the ‘Squad’ rearing up on their hind legs and bleating.
What Palestinian being interviewed and polled is not going to say he agrees with Hamas?
I suggest the poll cannot be secretly and accurately conducted
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