Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri called Israel’s invasion of Gaza an “ethnic cleansing campaign,” and was among 10 House members who did not back a resolution supporting the nation.
The IDF says they struck an ambulance truck near a Gaza Hospital, they say was being operated by 'Hamas terrorist.' At least 15 were killed in the airstrike., but not Cori Bush. The Missouri Democrat called Israel’s response a "war crime" and an "ethnic cleansing campaign," and was among the few House members who opposed a
Adding to the fraught politics for Democrats is the fact that others could face pressure for the opposite reason — such asLast week, the House overwhelmingly passed a resolution supporting Israel. Bush, Bowman, Lee, Omar and Tlaib were among nine Democrats who opposed the measure, saying it failed to call for a cease-fire, create a pathway to peace or express the need to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
"Democratic members are truly out of step with their voters and their bases who do not want to see us barreling toward another war on their taxpayer dollars," Justice Democrats’ spokesperson Usamah Andrabi said. AIPAC declined to discuss its campaign efforts, saying "there will be a time for political action, but right now our priority is building and sustaining congressional support for Israel’s fight to permanently dismantle Hamas, which perpetrated this barbaric, terrorist attack on the Jewish state."
In Pittsburgh, Lee has faced broad criticism from the Jewish community, where members just marked the five-year anniversary of a gunman’s rampage through the Tree of Life synagogue, killing 11 people in the worst attack on Jews on American soil.
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