{"id":2078128,"date":"2023-10-24T17:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-defends-hamass-hospital-blast-narrative-suggests-us-and-israeli-conspiracy\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T17:28:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:28:28","slug":"rashida-tlaib-defends-hamass-hospital-blast-narrative-suggests-us-and-israeli-conspiracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-defends-hamass-hospital-blast-narrative-suggests-us-and-israeli-conspiracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashida Tlaib supports Hamas&#8217;s hospital blast story, hints at US-Israeli plot."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frashida-tlaib-defends-hamass-hospital-blast-narrative-suggests-us-and-israeli-conspiracy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2078128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Rashida Tlaib Defends Hamas's Hospital Blast Narrative, Suggests US and Israeli Conspiracy\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/quiz-can-you-tell-which-group-of-terrorist-sickos-were-bombed-in-these-photos\" data-post-url id=\"print-1815468\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<h2>Rep. \u2063Rashida Tlaib (Getty Images)<\/h2>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) on Monday refused to discount Hamas&#8217;s discredited claim \u2064that Israel bombed Gaza&#8217;s Al-Ahli hospital,\u2062 implying Israel and the United States could be lying about evidence showing the\u200b blast was caused \u200bby a Palestinian rocket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot\u200d uncritically accept Israel\u2019s denials of responsibility as fact,&#8221;\u2064 Tlaib <a href=\"https:\/\/tlaib.house.gov\/posts\/tlaib-statement-on-al-ahli-baptist-hospital\">said<\/a> in a statement, \u200d&#8221;especially in light of confirmation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/occupied-palestinian-territory\/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-flash-update-12-enarhe\">World Health Organization<\/a> that Israel has bombed numerous \u2064medical facilities in Gaza and \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/israeli-palestinians-red-crescent-idAFKBN31E06T\">reports<\/a> \u200d from the Palestinian Red Crescent \u200bSociety\u200d of ongoing \u2062threats from\u2062 the Israeli military to evacuate hospitals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She \u2064added that journalists and analysts\u2063 have cast doubt on parts of Israel&#8217;s claims, linking to a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/human-rights-investigators-raise-new-questions-on-gaza-hospital-explosion\">report<\/a> \u200bfrom a \u200dBritish news\u2062 outlet citing \u200csome investigative organizations that \u200dhave doubted Israel&#8217;s claim that the\u2062 blast \u2063was\u2063 caused\u2063 by \u2062a\u2062 misfired rocket \u200dfrom \u200dIslamic \u200dJihad\u200d and the veracity of a purported \u200crecording of two Hamas operatives that \u2063Israel released. One\u200d of those\u200b organizations, \u200bthe University of London&#8217;s\u200b Forensic Architecture, \u200dconcluded its <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForensicArchi\/status\/1715422520839442727\">analysis<\/a> on X \u2063with \u2063a reaffirmation \u200bof &#8220;our solidarity with Palestinian people under attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib in her statement echoed the United Nations&#8217; calls for an &#8220;independent investigation&#8221; into the blast.\u200d In her statement she also cast doubt on the \u200dUnited States&#8217; concurrence \u2064with the Israeli assessment that the rocket \u2064originated \u200cfrom Gaza, suggesting both Israel and the United \u2063States could\u200b be \u2064lying about the blast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Both the Israeli and United\u2063 States governments,&#8221; Tlaib&#8217;s statement reads, &#8220;have long, documented histories of misleading \u200bthe public about wars and war crimes\u2014like last year\u2019s Israeli military assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh and the false claims of weapons\u2062 of mass destruction\u2063 that led our\u200b country into the Iraq \u200dWar\u2014and cannot clear themselves of responsibility without an independent international \u2062investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This debate should not distract us from the urgent need for a ceasefire\u2062 to save innocent civilian \u200blives,&#8221; Tlaib concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib was one of several members of Congress, along with media outlets, \u200dwho initially\u2064 accepted Hamas&#8217;s claim that Israel was responsible\u2064 for the explosion as fact.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after\u2063 the \u200cblast first occurred on Oct. 17, Tlaib took to X to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1714342122185191596\">repeat<\/a> the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry&#8217;s disputed claim \u2064that\u200b Israel killed \u200bclose to \u200d500 Palestinians \u200bin\u2062 a strike on\u200b the hospital. U.S. \u200cintelligence has \u2062disputed that casualty report, putting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/oct\/20\/al-ahli-arab-hospital-gaza-blast-explosion-us-intelligence-report-death-toll-estimate\">total dead<\/a> at between 100 and 300, lower than Hamas&#8217;s\u2064 total of 471.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow &#8220;Squad&#8221; member \u200cRep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) in the \u2062hours after the explosion also\u2062 cited\u2064 a report from the Associated Press that repeated Hamas&#8217;s claims on X, but \u2063she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1714802305432682668\">walked<\/a> that post back the \u200dnext day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does\u200b Rashida \u2062Tlaib&#8217;s defense of Hamas&#8217;s narrative regarding the \u2064bombing of Al-Ahli hospital impact the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rashida Tlaib, a Democratic representative from Michigan, has sparked controversy by defending Hamas&#8217;s narrative regarding the bombing of Gaza&#8217;s Al-Ahli hospital. Tlaib&#8217;s comments imply that Israel and the United States could be lying\u2063 about \u2063evidence showing that the blast was caused by a Palestinian rocket.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Tlaib said, &#8220;I cannot uncritically accept Israel&#8217;s denials \u2063of responsibility as fact, especially \u2062in light of confirmation from the\u2062 World Health Organization that Israel has bombed numerous medical facilities in Gaza and \u2062reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society of \u200bongoing\u2062 threats from the Israeli \u2062military to evacuate hospitals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib also highlighted doubts raised by journalists and analysts regarding Israel&#8217;s claims. \u200cShe referenced a report from a British\u200b news outlet that \u2063cited investigative organizations casting \u2062doubt on Israel&#8217;s assertion that the \u2062blast was caused by a\u2064 misfired rocket from \u200dIslamic \u2063Jihad. Tlaib \u200calso questioned the veracity \u2063of a purported recording of two Hamas operatives\u200b that Israel released. One of the organizations mentioned, the University of London&#8217;s Forensic Architecture, concluded its \u2063analysis \u200dwith \u200ca reaffirmation of &#8220;our\u200c solidarity with \u200dPalestinian\u200d people under attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib&#8217;s remarks have attracted criticism, particularly from those who argue that she is legitimizing a terrorist\u200d group&#8217;s false \u2062narrative and\u200c undermining Israel&#8217;s efforts to\u200b defend \u200bitself against \u2063rocket\u2062 attacks. Supporters of Israel argue \u2064that there \u2062is ample evidence to support \u2062Israel&#8217;s claim, \u200bincluding \u2064video footage \u200cand testimonies\u2064 from sources on \u200bthe \u200bground.<\/p>\n<p>This incident \u2062highlights \u2062the\u200d ongoing debate surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict \u2064and the challenges of navigating through conflicting narratives. It also raises questions about the role of elected officials in engaging\u2062 with \u200dcontroversial \u2064issues and the need for \u2062responsible and informed discourse. As this issue continues to unfold,\u2062 it\u200b is important for all parties involved to rigorously examine the evidence and promote dialogue that respects the complexities of the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan refused to dismiss Hamas&#8217;s claim that Israel bombed Gaza&#8217;s Al-Ahli hospital. She suggested that evidence pointing to a Palestinian rocket causing the blast could be a lie from Israel and the United States. 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