Progressive Lawmakers Ridiculed for HUMANE Response to Violence in Israel & Gaza
Channel: The Humanist Report
Date: 2023-10-10

Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush have received criticism from Democrats over their compassionate—and objectively correct—statements concerning violence that broke out in Israel on Saturday after a devastating attack by Hamas. We’ll look at their statements as well as the backlash, and explain the important context regarding Israel and Palestine. 

Sources:
Common Dreams (1) - https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-israel-at-war-surprise-attack-a-massive-intelligence-failure
Common Dreams (2) - https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-blockade-gaza
The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/07/israel-gaza-violence-conflict-faq/
Amnesty International - https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/
The Hill -  https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4245770-tlaib-bush-criticized-by-democrats-over-statements-calling-for-end-to-israel-support/
Al- Jazeera -  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/8/israeli-lawmaker-blames-pogroms-against-palestinians-for-terrible-attacks#:~:text=Ofer%20Cassif%2C%20a%20member%20of%20the%20Knesset%20and%20leftist%20Hadash,in%20the%20120%2Dmember%20Knesset
Updates (via CNN) - https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-attack-10-08-23/h_f1ce01dbe160c7c2f66e0b3c4e445dc1#:~:text=At%20least%20413%20Palestinians%20have,of%20others%20who%20need%20treatment.

Videos:
Full CNN Interview - https://twitter.com/davidrkadler/status/1711103806002377167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1711103806002377167%7Ctwgr%5E83f670a54dc56606a859cc40e3dc2d691fc0dae4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Fcnn-interview-palestinian
Michael Brooks’ Comments -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62I61kBahNY

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