{"id":22631,"date":"2023-11-08T20:31:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/us-house-censures-lone-palestinian-american-lawmaker-over-israel-comments-daily-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T20:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:31:20","slug":"us-house-censures-lone-palestinian-american-lawmaker-over-israel-comments-daily-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/us-house-censures-lone-palestinian-american-lawmaker-over-israel-comments-daily-times\/","title":{"rendered":"US House censures lone Palestinian-American lawmaker over Israel comments – Daily Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US\u00a0House voted on Tuesday to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress\u2019s lone Palestinian American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel\u2019s war with Hamas in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Twenty-two Democrats joined with most Republicans in the chamber to censure Tlaib for allegedly \u201cpromoting false narratives\u201d on Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 gun rampage in Israel and \u201ccalling for the destruction of the state of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

The motion was sponsored by Republican Representative Richard McCormick. The final vote tally in the Republican-controlled chamber was 234-188 in favour of censure.<\/p>\n

Four Republicans voted against the motion, while three Democrats and one Republican abstained. Tlaib has repeatedly condemned Hamas\u2019s assault, which killed some 1,400 people, while also criticizing U.S. support for Israel as the country\u2019s military retaliates with bombardment that has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The 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 antisemitic and calling for Israel\u2019s eradication. 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<\/p>\n

Israel vehemently rejects accusations of genocide. Tlaib rejected accusations of antisemitism during a speech on the House floor on Tuesday. \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 criticizing 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. The symbolic rebuke has no specific punishment.<\/p>\n

Although it was previously a rare measure used against members, it has become increasingly common in recent years. 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

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The US\u00a0House voted on Tuesday to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress\u2019s lone Palestinian American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel\u2019s war with Hamas in Gaza. 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