While the monthlong celebration of Ramadan began for Muslims over the weekend, so did the deadliest clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in recent years.
An escalation in violence over the weekend that took place thousands of miles away from Washington, D.C. has once again exposed the divide among House Democratic Leadership and some of its more progressive freshmen members.
The violence was condemned by U.S. lawmakers—but in different ways, with the most noticeable differences coming from members of the Democratic Party. Democratic Representative Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, made similar remarks on Twitter Monday. The New Yorker said Gaza's rockets "put innocent Israeli civilians in harm’s way" and that "Israel, just like any country, has a right to defend itself and its people from such terrorism."
Omar, a Minnesota lawmaker who is no stranger to voicing controversial statements on Israel and has been accused several times of making anti-Semitic tropes, and Tlaib had a more sympathetic position toward Palestinians and the people of Gaza. Both support the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement—which seeks to exert international pressure on Israel over disputed territories, including Gaza, and ongoing conflicts with Palestine.
The region’s people have faced a blockade by Israel and Egypt for 12 years, crippling Gaza’s economy as it tries to dismantle the Hamas militant group’s reign since 2007. “Headlines like this & framing it in this way just feeds into the continued lack of responsibility on Israel who unjustly oppress & target Palestinian children and families. #FreePalestine,” the Michigan congresswoman said.
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