On Wednesday, two left-leaning Democratic House members voted against a bill that would ban members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, who were involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, from entering the United States.
Democratic Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both vocal critics of Israel, “voted against the bill.”No immigration benefits for Hamas Terrorist Act,” according to To C-SPAN. They were the only two members to vote against the bill, which passed the House by a vote of 422-2-1. (Related: Mayor unable to achieve ceasefire in his city calls for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas)
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The bill, introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock, Republican of Pennsylvania, would “conduct, participate in, plan, finance, provide material support for, or otherwise commit the attacks against Israel launched by Hamas starting October 7. “Foreign persons who have promoted foreign nationals''. According to the text, 2023 is unacceptable to the United States.”Palestinian terrorists killed 1,200 On October 7, 2023, people raped scores of women and took hundreds of hostages back to the Gaza Strip.
Democratic Rep. Dela Ramirez of Illinois was the only lawmaker to vote “present,” according to C-SPAN.
Tlaib, who voted in favor of congressmen condemning her for her anti-Israel comments, and Bush, who is under federal investigation for allegedly misusing federal security funds. both called Israel is an “apartheid state.” Both senators also was suggested Israel has claimed that its military may be committing genocide in response to terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip, and both sides have repeatedly called for a cease-fire since Israel's ground invasion of the area began. ing.
Tlaib has defended his use of the Palestinian rallying cry, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which critics say is a slogan that clearly calls for the eradication of Israel and its people. claims.she I will consider These words are said to be “an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence rather than death, destruction, and hatred.”
Mr. Tlaib's office did not address specific questions about whether he believed it would be a good idea to allow terrorists involved in the Oct. 7 attacks to enter the United States. Tlaib's office told the Daily Caller News Foundation, statement In it, she called the bill “unnecessary because it duplicates existing federal law” and “is part of a Republican messaging bill that is being used to incite anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim hatred.” “It's just that, and it puts communities like ours at risk.”
On the other hand, Mr. Bush claimed He accused the Israeli military of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians and called on the United States to end funding to Israel.
President Bush's office did not immediately respond to DCNF's request for comment.
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