Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack last month, 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 resolution supporting Israel.
All five have condemned Hamas’ attack and antisemitism, but they’ve all made statements seen as inflammatory by Israel’s staunchest supporters and been critical of U.S. military aid to Israel. Bowman, Lee, Omar and Tlaib also were among the 17 sponsors of Bush’s resolution asking the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire. Critics of that resolution said it failed to mention Hamas’ unprovoked attack on Israel, hostages held by Hamas or that the U.S. considers Hamas a terrorist organization.
It is unfortunate, Andrabi said, that the House Democratic leadership has not taken a stronger stance against AIPAC’s efforts to knock off rank-and-file Democrats. Tlaib, the lone Palestinian American in Congress, has been an outspoken opponent of the Biden administration’s response to the conflict. While Tlaib defeated her primary opponent handily last year, pro-Israel groups have already signaled that they will focus on defeating her in 2024.
Thanedar’s Detroit district has been a center of pro-Palestinian pushback in the state, with thousands of demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in the city’s downtown on Oct. 28. “It’s a rare day in any Jewish community when you have Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Chabad and Reconstructionists together on one page,” said Rabbi Daniel Fellman of Pittsburgh’s Temple Sinai, who helped organize the effort. “But the reality is that Rep. Lee isn’t representing her constituents.”Bhavini Patel, 29, said she would have run regardless of Lee’s stance on Israel. But, she said, Lee’s standing in the Jewish community shows how Lee doesn’t try to understand the people she represents.
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primariesMost members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush. The Missouri Democrat called Israel’s response an “ethnic cleansing campaign,” and was among 10 House members who did not back a resolution supporting Israel. Bush now faces a challenge in next year's Democratic primary. She isn’t alone.
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primariesMost members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primariesMost members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush.
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primariesMost members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primariesMost members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush.
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War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primariesST. LOUIS (AP) — For Sat PMs — Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack last month, but not Cori Bush. The Missouri
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