Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., wore an old Israel Defense Forces uniform to work on Friday at Capitol Hill to show his solidarity with Israelis, entering their seventh day of war against the terrorist group Hamas.
And that old uniform? It's Mast's; he volunteered with IDF in January, 2015, at a base outside Tel Aviv. And he wore it proudly to a meeting of House Republicans on Friday as they continue to endeavor on finding a new speaker.
Mast was referring to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a member of The Squad who is of Palestinian heritage and flies the Palestinian flag outside of her office. Tlaib is facing censure over her remarks last weekend, blaming Israel for the killing, raping and kidnapping — among other atrocities — of Israeli citizens, including women and children, at the hands of Hamas over the country's "apartheid system.
Mast also served in the U.S. Army for 12 years. He was medically retired after losing both of his legs and a finger to an IED in Afghanistan in 2010.
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