bombardment<\/a> that has killed over 10,000 people, including children, in Gaza.<\/p>\nThe measure specifically cited a video Tlaib published on social media containing the phrase \u201cfrom the river to the sea,\u201d a pro-Palestinian rallying cry that is viewed by many Jews as anti-semitic and calling for Israel\u2019s eradication.<\/p>\n
She also enraged many fellow Democrats on Friday when she posted a video accusing President Joe Biden of supporting \u201cthe genocide of the Palestinian people.\u201d Israel vehemently rejects accusations of genocide.<\/p>\n
Tlaib rejected accusations of antisemitism during a speech on the House floor on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am the only Palestinian-American in Congress, and my perspective is needed more than ever,\u201d Tlaib said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy criticism has always been of the Israeli government and (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu\u2019s actions\u2026 The idea that criticising the government of Israel is antisemitic sets a very dangerous precedent,\u201d Tlaib said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPalestinian people are not disposable,\u201d Tlaib added, taking a long pause as she became overcome with emotion. Her grandmother lives in a village in the occupied West Bank, territory Israel captured in a 1967 war.<\/p>\n
Representative Pete Aguilar, the No. 2 Democrat in the House, told reporters on Tuesday that while he \u201cstrenuously disagreed\u201d with Tlaib\u2019s remarks about Biden, he believed the censure motion was not productive.<\/p>\n
The symbolic rebuke has no specific punishment. Although it was previously a rare measure used against members, it has become increasingly common in recent years.<\/p>\n
Democrats censured Republican Representative Paul Gosar in 2021 for posting an animated video that depicted his character murdering Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Republicans censured Democrat Adam Schiff for his work investigating former President Donald Trump while he was in power.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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