The House of Representatives voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib over anti-Israel remarks she has made since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
The vote was 234-to-188 with 22 Democrats joining Republicans to formally rebuke the Palestinian-American lawmaker from Michigan.
The resolution said Tlaib was “promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.”
She has defended the controversial Hamas chant “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” which is used by anti-Israel protesters to call for annihilating the Jewish nation.
On X, formerly Twitter, Tlaib claimed, “From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate.”
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In a video posted to the social media platform, she warned President Biden that people will remember his support for “the genocide of the Palestinian people.”
Speaking in her defense, Tlaib told House members that as the only Palestinian-American in Congress, her perspective is needed.
“It is important to separate people
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