Representative Rich McCormick, a Republican from Georgia, submitted a resolution on Monday that takes aim at Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. The resolution accuses Tlaib of engaging in actions characterized as antisemitic and of promoting what it alleges are “false narratives” regarding the Israel-Hamas war.
This development follows a previous attempt by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who introduced a resolution seeking to censure Tlaib. However, that resolution faced opposition within the House and did not advance.
The resolution introduced by Greene made claims that Tlaib had promoted antisemitism and had allegedly contributed to an “insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol. This reference to an “insurrection” pertained to a Palestinian protest that occurred on the grounds of the Capitol complex.
Ultimately, the resolution was tabled, with a 222-186 vote, receiving the support of 22 Republicans.
In the aftermath of the resolution’s failure, Republican Representative Rich McCormick from Georgia has brought forth a second resolution aimed at censuring Tlaib. McCormick’s resolution seeks to address Tlaib’s antisemitic conduct and her propagation of misleading narratives concerning the Israel-Hamas conflict using more precise language. McCormick is hopeful that his resolution will garner broader support within the House.
The accusations of antisemitism against Tlaib have emerged in the context of the recent terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel. Tlaib drew criticism when she shared a video on social media featuring protesters chanting “from the river to the sea,” a phrase associated with calls for the Palestinian takeover of Israel. She had previously referred to Israel as an “apartheid” state.
Furthermore, Tlaib faced backlash for repeating unsubstantiated claims that Israel had bombed a Gaza Strip hospital, even after it was determined that the hospital had been struck by a malfunctioning Hamas rocket.
In response to these allegations, Tlaib defended the video, asserting that the “from the river to the sea” chant was an expression of aspiration for freedom rather than a call for a takeover. She argued that her words and actions were not motivated by racism or hatred, also placing blame on the Biden administration for what she termed as “supporting genocide.” The debate surrounding these matters continues to evolve within the political landscape of the United States Congress.
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yeah thank u 4 a gr8 speech and job well done on behalf of all the american jews from the bottom of our hearts we want 2 maybe say thx even though the fact is that ur not even jewish doesn’t matter 2 all of us jews u know but what good will the empty words do 2 help if u won’t maybe even take some action as well and have her thrown out of office 4 once and 4 all we don’t need more enemies like her at all in office 2 represent us and no that will of course not help 2 bring back 2 us all the soldiers who were already killed in the month long war so far and why won’t u bother 2 maybe even try 2 help in reuniting the hostages with their families already by putting pressure on the government in doing so very quickly soon and how much longer will this hatred against us jews take place haven’t we suffered long enough already maybe all they want 2 do is 2 make the world a better place by finishing off what hitler cv had started a 2nd holocaust cause that’s what’s going 2 happen if we quickly don’t take action fast enough u know b4 things spiral out of control and by then ch it might be 2 late 4 u 2 maybe take some action finally at last u know
Poor thing. You have to feel bad for her. It can’t be easy suffering from incurable, terminal ugliness…….
They don’t like Greene..this one hopefully all the Republicans will vote for, maybe even a few Democrats,