{"id":2078456,"date":"2023-10-24T21:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T01:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-ask-mayor-to-rename-black-lives-matter-plaza\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T01:34:40","slug":"gop-lawmakers-ask-mayor-to-rename-black-lives-matter-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-ask-mayor-to-rename-black-lives-matter-plaza\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers request mayor to rename &#8216;Black Lives Matter Plaza&#8217;."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fgop-lawmakers-ask-mayor-to-rename-black-lives-matter-plaza%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=2078456&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black\u200d Lives Matter Plaza on 16<sup>th<\/sup> Street\u2063 is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May \u206213<sup>th<\/sup>, 2021 in Washington, DC. The words \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d was \u200bpainted \u200don the two \u2062block section of 16<sup>th<\/sup> Street last\u200b year in the\u2064 wake of the George Floyd protest. (Photo \u2062by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty\u200c Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>6:10 \u2063PM \u2013 Tuesday, October 24, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers have demanded an\u200c immediate renaming of \u2064the Black\u2062 Lives Matter (BLM) Plaza \u200bin Washington, D.C., due to allegations of the organization&#8217;s support for Hamas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Republican legislators are calling for the renaming of the \u2063two-block area in front\u200d of the White House after accusing the BLM organization \u2063of expressing support\u2063 for Hamas and\u2062 spreading anti-Israel\u2062 statements.<\/p>\n<p>BLM is a political and social movement that aims \u2062to bring attention to racism, discrimination, and racial inequality. In 2020, \u200bfollowing BLM protests and riots, the plaza was constructed in front of the \u2063White House. <\/p>\n<p>However, after BLM chapters across\u200d the country allegedly \u200bshared anti-Semitic content \u2062on social media, supporting the \u200dspread of pro-Hamas propaganda, many Republicans\u200c are now pushing for the \u200bplaza to be renamed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBLM chapters across the nation \u2062have circulated disturbing anti-Semitic rhetoric and images on social media, encouraging the spread of pro-Hamas propaganda,\u201d the group of more than 20 House and Senate Republican members said in\u2064 a statement accompanying their letter. \u201cContinuing to honor terrorist sympathizers with a plaza in our\u200b nation\u2019s capital is a \u2062slap in the face to all Americans, especially Jewish and Israeli Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawmakers who signed the letter included: \u2063Senators\u2064 Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.),\u200c Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rick\u2062 Scott (R-Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.); and Reps. Elisa Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.).<\/p>\n<p>Following Hamas&#8217;\u2063 recent attack on Israel, multiple\u2062 BLM chapters expressed support for Palestine and seemed to justify the terrorist group&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>The Hamas attacks resulted in\u2064 over\u2062 1,400 deaths and \u200dthe\u200d abduction of \u200dhundreds of hostages, including both Israelis and Americans,\u200d who were taken\u200c to Gaza. In response, the IDF has launched airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p>Many lawmakers believe that honoring terrorist sympathizers with a plaza in the\u200b United States&#8217; capital\u2063 is a disrespectful \u2064act,\u200b particularly towards Jewish Americans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rubio.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/10.23.23-Rubio-et-al-letter-to-Mayor-Muriel-Bowser-re-BLMs-antisemitism.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">full text of the letter<\/a> reads:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Dear Mayor Bowser: We write to urge you to immediately rename \u201cBlack Lives Matter Plaza\u201d and remove the\u2063 street painting that reads \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d due\u2063 to that movement\u2019s celebration of violent anti-Semitic terrorism. On October 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023, Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, murdering more than 1,300\u2062 innocent civilians\u200d and taking more than 100 hostages, including American citizens. Shockingly, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muriel-bowser-pressed-by-gop-to-rename-dcs-black-lives-matter-plaza-over-antisemitism\/\" title=\"GOP pressures Muriel Bowser to rename DC's Black Lives Matter Plaza due to alleged 'antisemitism'.\">movement expressed support<\/a> for the murderers. For instance, the Chicago BLM Chapter posted an image of a Palestinian terrorist paragliding into Israel \u2063to kill Jews with the caption, \u201cI stand with Palestine.\u201d Further, \u2062the D.C. chapter of \u2063BLM posted that Israel is guilty of \u201capartheid,\u201d \u200dwhile \u200bsharing posts that cast doubt on the atrocities that took place on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>, including the beheading of babies. Moreover, BLM Grassroots, BLM\u2019s main \u201con the ground\u200d assembly \u200bof\u2063 chapters\u201d and the ideological leader of BLM right\u2064 now, also threw\u2064 its support behind these murderous attacks. These posts are meant to delegitimize \u200cIsrael and rationalize brutal attacks on the Jewish people. It is hard to escape the conclusion that these statements are motivated by an ugly animus against the Jewish people. BLM Grassroots said the Hamas attack \u201cmust \u2064not\u200b be condemned but understood\u201d as resistance to \u201c75 years of settler colonialism and apartheid.\u201d Those 75 years account\u2063 for the entire existence of the\u2063 Jewish state.\u2064 You\u2062 stated after the \u2062attacks that you \u201creject\u200b terrorism in all its\u2063 forms\u201d and\u200d that \u201cantisemitism \u200chas no place in our institutions,\u2063 our country, our world or our hearts.\u201d We\u2062 wholeheartedly\u200c agree with this statement. We further believe that\u200b movements that celebrate violent anti-Semitism should not be honored by the government with a plaza, especially one located directly\u2062 outside of our nation\u2019s \u200bWhite House. \u200bBLM continues to openly celebrate\u200c the antisemitic Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel. This stance \u2064is irreconcilable with American values.\u2064 America must \u2064clearly affirm its stance against antisemitism, wherever it appears. We\u200d therefore urge you to \u2062immediately rename the Black Lives Matter Plaza, to remove the associated street painting in the plaza, and \u200dto end the city\u2019s celebration of this terrorist sympathizer group. Thank you \u2062for your \u2062attention to this important matter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news\u2064 blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tom \u2064Emmer\u2019s House\u200b Speaker Bid \u2064lasts hours while \u200cMSNBC pundit Michael\u200c Cohen testifies against Trump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Carolina Senator Tim Scott visits Chicago \u2064to speak to voters. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new lawsuit accuses NewsGuard of defaming Consortium News.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A humanitarian\u2064 aid group in \u2063Israel\u200d gives OAN\u200b an exclusive look at scenes following \u200bHamas\u2019s attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk said the social media platform X will soon launch two new tiers of premium subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin\u200d jumped on Friday above $30,000 for first time since July, taking gains for the week past 10%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta\u200d and TikTok have been given a week to provide \u2063details on measures taken to counter the spread of terrorist, violent\u200d content and hate speech\u2063 on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix increased subscription prices for some \u2064streaming plans as it shattered\u200c expectations for new customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How have recent attacks by Hamas on\u200b Israel influenced the demand to rename the plaza associated with the Black Lives Matter movement?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Heodore organization that supports violent anti-Semitic terrorism.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The letter goes on to state \u2064the lawmakers\u2019 belief that the\u2063 BLM movement\u2019s support for \u200dHamas and\u2064 its celebration\u2064 of violent \u200canti-Semitic\u200c acts\u200c disqualifies it from being \u2062honored\u2063 with a plaza\u2062 in the nation\u2019s \u2063capital. They argue that \u2064America should clearly \u2062affirm its\u200d stance against anti-Semitism and should not tolerate movements that promote violence\u2062 and hatred.<\/p>\n<p>Renaming\u200b the plaza and removing the street painting associated \u2063with the Black Lives Matter movement has garnered support from several Republican lawmakers, \u2063including Senators Marco Rubio, Thom\u200d Tillis, Lindsey\u2062 Graham, Rick Scott, Josh Hawley, Marsha Blackburn,\u2064 and \u2064Bill\u200c Cassidy, as \u200bwell as\u2063 Representatives Elisa Stefanik, \u2062Jim Banks, and Jeff Duncan. These lawmakers\u200b believe that continuing to honor an organization that sympathizes with terrorists is not only disrespectful to\u200b all Americans but particularly offensive\u2063 to Jewish and Israeli Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The demand to rename the plaza comes in the wake of recent attacks by Hamas on Israel, which \u200cresulted\u2064 in the deaths of over \u200b1,400 \u200dinnocent civilians and the \u200cabduction of hundreds of hostages. BLM chapters expressing support for Palestine\u2063 and downplaying the severity of these attacks have\u200d further \u2064fueled the \u200bcall for a name change.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be\u2064 seen whether the demand to rename the plaza\u2062 will gain traction\u2064 and \u200cwhat actions will be taken by\u200d Washington, D.C. officials in response. As the debate continues, \u2062it\u200c raises important questions about the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street in Washington, DC, is repainted after lettering removal for a construction project on May 13th, 2021. Last year, in response to the George Floyd protest, the words &#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; were painted on this two-block section. 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