{"id":2080751,"date":"2023-10-26T20:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrats-hit-for-voting-against-israel-support-resolution-they-want-to-destroy-our-society\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T20:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:46:02","slug":"squad-democrats-hit-for-voting-against-israel-support-resolution-they-want-to-destroy-our-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrats-hit-for-voting-against-israel-support-resolution-they-want-to-destroy-our-society\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Squad&#8217; Dems criticized for opposing Israel support: &#8216;They aim to dismantle our society&#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\">26<\/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%2Fsquad-democrats-hit-for-voting-against-israel-support-resolution-they-want-to-destroy-our-society%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=2080751&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--><h2>Progressive House &#8220;Squad&#8221; Faces Backlash for Voting Against Israel Support Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>Members of the progressive House &#8220;Squad&#8221; are facing criticism\u2063 for their recent votes against \u2064a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-unites-in-support-for-resolution-expressing-support-for-iranian-protesters\/\" title=\"House Unites in Support for Resolution Expressing Support for Iranian Protesters\">resolution expressing support<\/a> for Israel. Rep. \u2064Jason Smith (R-MO) appeared on Fox News to\u2062 condemn the young House Democrats, labeling\u2064 them a \u200d&#8221;complete disgrace.&#8221; \u2062While highlighting their controversial positions,\u200d such as defunding the police, Smith specifically pointed out their refusal to vote in favor of the resolution following a deadly \u200dsurprise attack from\u200d Hamas on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;These nine Democrats are a complete \u200ddisgrace,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Smith expressed. \u200c <strong>&#8220;Cori Bush comes from my home\u200c state. She advocates for defunding the police. The city she represents, in my home\u200d state, per capita, has more murders than anywhere else in the United \u2062States. These people are not rational. They\u2063 want to destroy our society, and \u200dthey promote propaganda that is as fake news as you possibly\u2064 can find. The fact\u2064 that they&#8217;re harboring and supporting terrorists who have killed more Jewish people since\u2063 the Holocaust is \u2063absolutely unacceptable, and these \u200cpeople do not deserve to\u2063 serve\u200c in \u2063the halls\u2064 of Congress.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Six out\u2062 of the eight Squad members voted against \u200dthe resolution, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida\u2063 Tlaib (D-MI),\u2063 Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Summer Lee (D-PA), and\u2063 Cori \u2064Bush (D-MO). The remaining two, Reps. Greg Casar \u200d(D-TX) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), voted &#8220;present.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib provided \u200da statement explaining \u200cher opposition \u2062to the bill, \u200bstating that it was \u200d&#8221;incomplete and biased.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE \u200cTO READ\u200c MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I \u200dhave and continue \u200dto denounce\u2063 the killing of civilians, no matter \u200ctheir faith or ethnicity,&#8221;<\/strong> she wrote. <strong>&#8220;Targeting civilians is a war \u200ccrime, no matter who does it. \u200cDo\u200c not confuse \u2064my vote against this one-sided\u200b resolution with a lack of empathy for all \u200cthose who are grieving. I voted against \u200dthis\u200d resolution because\u200b it\u2064 is a \u200cdeeply \u2063incomplete and biased account of what is happening in Israel and\u2063 Palestine, \u2064and what has \u200cbeen happening for \u200cdecades.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The resolution, titled &#8220;Standing with \u2062Israel as it defends\u200d itself against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-rashida-tlaib-among-democrats-who-voted-against-israel-support-resolution\/\" title=\"Rashida Tlaib, along with other Democrats, opposed resolution supporting Israel in war.\">barbaric war launched<\/a> by Hamas and \u2063other terrorists,&#8221; \u2062received overwhelming support in the House. It received 412 yes votes, 10 no votes, six present, \u200cand five not voting. All no votes were Democrats, \u200cexcept for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2064does the controversy surrounding the \u2064&#8221;Squad&#8217;s&#8221; votes reveal about the divisions within the Democratic Party on the \u200bissue of Israel<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ressed during the interview. &#8220;At a time when our\u2064 greatest ally in the Middle East is under attack, these representatives choose to abandon Israel and turn their backs on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-calls-remarks-by-anti-israel-lawmakers-disgraceful\/\" title=\"White House slams anti-Israel lawmakers' remarks as 'disgraceful'.\">long-standing \u2063partnership<\/a>. It is shameful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The &#8220;Squad,&#8221; consisting of Reps.\u2063 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), \u2064Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna\u2064 Pressley\u200c (D-MA), and \u2063Rashida Tlaib (D-MI),\u2063 has been at the forefront of progressive politics in the House. They have \u2064gained popularity\u200b among a \u2064younger and more \u200cliberal demographic with their calls for social justice and progressive policies. However, their recent votes against supporting Israel have\u2063 drawn sharp criticism and accusations of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib have been \u2064vocal\u2063 critics of\u2064 Israeli government policies, particularly \u200cregarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They argue \u200cthat the United States should take a more even-handed approach in its\u200d support for both sides, and that criticism of the Israeli government does not equate to being anti-Israel or anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n<p>While their positions may resonate with some progressive voters, their refusal to support a resolution expressing solidarity with Israel in the face \u2064of a\u200c Hamas attack has sparked\u200c outrage among many. \u2062Critics argue that this sends a \u200cmessage of indifference towards the safety and \u2064security of\u2064 the Israeli \u200cpeople.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c timing \u200cof the vote is also significant, as \u2064it followed a surprise attack by \u2064Hamas on Oct. 7, \u200cwhich killed five Israelis and \u200cinjured several more. The resolution in question condemned Hamas for its\u200d actions and reaffirmed the United States&#8217; commitment to Israel&#8217;s \u200bsecurity. The \u2064fact that the &#8220;Squad&#8221; voted\u200c against this resolution has only\u200d intensified the criticism \u2063they face.<\/p>\n<p>Some \u2064Republicans and\u2062 conservatives have accused the &#8220;Squad&#8221; of being anti-Israel and even anti-Semitic. They argue that their refusal to support Israel&#8217;s right to\u2063 defend itself against terrorist attacks like\u200b the \u200done perpetrated by Hamas\u2063 only reinforces this\u200b perception.<\/p>\n<p>However, defenders of the &#8220;Squad&#8221; argue that \u200ctheir votes are\u200c driven by\u200d a desire \u2062to hold Israel accountable for its actions,\u2063 particularly regarding its treatment \u2063of\u200c the Palestinian people. They claim that supporting Israel unconditionally overlooks\u200d the injustices and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights violations<\/a> that \u2064occur in the region. They argue that the United States should take a\u200b more balanced approach and promote peace and justice for both Israelis \u200cand Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy\u2064 surrounding the &#8220;Squad&#8217;s&#8221; \u200dvotes against the Israel support resolution highlights the deep divisions within the Democratic Party on the issue \u2062of Israel. While the majority of Democrats still maintain a strong pro-Israel stance, there is a growing progressive faction that calls for a more critical approach to Israel&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<p>As the &#8220;Squad&#8221; continues to advocate for progressive causes, their positions on Israel\u2062 will undoubtedly \u2063remain a contentious issue. The backlash they face for \u2064voting \u200dagainst the Israel support resolution demonstrates \u2062the\u200d challenges they \u200dface in navigating the complex landscape of both domestic and international politics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;We must always stand with our allies,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>concludes Smith. &#8220;Abandoning Israel in\u200c their time of need\u200b is not only a disservice to them but to the principles of democracy and freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As\u2064 the progressive House &#8220;Squad&#8221; faces criticism for their recent votes against a resolution expressing support for Israel, the rift within the Democratic Party on the issue of Israel&#8217;s policies becomes increasingly apparent.\u2064 The \u200ddebate surrounding the \u2063&#8221;Squad&#8217;s&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrats-hit-for-voting-against-israel-support-resolution-they-want-to-destroy-our-society\/\" title=\"'Squad' Dems criticized for opposing Israel support: 'They aim to dismantle our society'\">stance sheds light<\/a> on the complexities of advocating for\u200c progressive\u200d causes while navigating the challenges of foreign relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the House &#8220;Squad&#8221; face backlash for voting against a pro-Israel resolution. 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