{"id":2087498,"date":"2023-11-02T03:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T07:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-rejects-resolution-to-censure-tlaib-over-antisemitic-comments\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T03:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T07:31:01","slug":"house-rejects-resolution-to-censure-tlaib-over-antisemitic-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-rejects-resolution-to-censure-tlaib-over-antisemitic-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"House rejects censuring Tlaib for antisemitic remarks."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fhouse-rejects-resolution-to-censure-tlaib-over-antisemitic-comments%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=2087498&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>The House Tables Censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib Over Antisemitism Amid Israel Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives voted\u2064 to table a censure resolution against Rep. Rashida \u200dTlaib (D-Mich.) on November \u200d1, citing her history of antisemitism. This decision comes\u2064 as the terrorist group Hamas \u2063continues to target the Jewish state of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution, introduced by \u200dRep. Marjorie \u2063Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), was tabled with a vote of 222-186.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Surprisingly, twenty-three Republicans joined forces with all 199 Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/republicanwhip.us21.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b8e747c4309809855c6e6e3fe&#038;id=7ba3b20a23&#038;e=5c395a91a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">table<\/a> the\u200c resolution.<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/rep-greene-brings-special-motion-to-censure-rep-tlaib-forcing-house-decision-on-anti-israel-activism-5518272?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Rep. Greene Brings Special Motion \u200dto Censure Rep. \u2064Tlaib, Forcing House Decision on Anti-Israel Activism<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/27\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/rep-greene-brings-special-motion-to-censure-rep-tlaib-forcing-house-decision-on-anti-israel-activism-5518272?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/democrat-rep-jared-moskowitz-says-congress-should-consider-censuring-rashida-tlaib-5516936?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz Says\u200c Congress Should Consider\u2062 Censuring Rashida\u2064 Tlaib<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/democrat-rep-jared-moskowitz-says-congress-should-consider-censuring-rashida-tlaib-5516936?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The censure resolution specifically addressed Ms. Tlaib&#8217;s &#8220;antisemitic activity, sympathizing\u2064 with terrorist organizations, \u2064and leading an insurrection at the United States Capitol Complex.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As one of three Muslims in Congress, Ms. Tlaib has a troubling record of making antisemitic remarks.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2019, shortly after taking office, she criticized the Senate for combating the antisemitic &#8220;Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions&#8221; (BDS) movement against \u200bIsrael, which she supports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During \u2062a podcast interview in May 2019, she made a controversial statement, claiming that the Holocaust gave her a &#8220;calming feeling.&#8221; Ms. Tlaib later clarified that she was referring to her ancestors providing\u2063 a &#8220;safe haven&#8221; for Jews after the Holocaust, not \u2064the Holocaust itself.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2020, she \u2063reposted content advocating\u200b for the annihilation of Israel with the phrase, &#8220;From \u200dthe river to the sea, Palestine\u200c will be\u200c free.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, she\u200d falsely accused Israel of \u2064having an apartheid government, \u200bdisregarding\u2064 the equal rights enjoyed by all Israeli citizens. Palestinians are governed by the Palestinian Authority \u2062and Hamas, a terrorist group known for its human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c resolution also highlighted Ms. Tlaib&#8217;s\u2064 participation in a rally with antisemitic and anti-Israel groups outside the Capitol, where activists later stormed\u2064 and held a \u2064sit-in at a government \u200dbuilding.<\/p>\n<p>It is concerning that Ms. Tlaib \u200bhas yet \u200dto delete \u200ba post on X blaming Israel for a hospital bombing in Gaza, \u2064despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-rejects-resolution-to-censure-tlaib-over-antisemitic-comments\/\" title=\"House rejects censuring Tlaib for antisemitic remarks.\">independent investigations confirming<\/a> it was a misfire by Palestinian terrorists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The 23 Republicans \u2063who voted against the censure resolution were: Reps. Max Miller (R-Ohio), John Duarte (R-Calif.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Tim Wahlberg\u200b (R-Mich.), Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), Darrell\u2063 Issa (R-Calif.), Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), Russell\u2062 Fry (R-S.C.), Dusty Johnson (SD), Kay Granger (R-Texas),\u2063 Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), Mike Turner (R-Ohio), \u200cChuck Edwards (R-N.C.), Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), Harriet \u2062Hageman (R-Wyo.), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisc.), Glenn Grothman (R-Wisc.), and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.).<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What impact does the failure\u2062 to unequivocally\u2062 condemn Ms. Tlaib&#8217;s\u2062 antisemitic remarks have on the \u2063fight against hatred and violence against Jewish people?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ports. She accused \u200bsupporters of the legislation of having dual loyalty\u2062 to Israel and\u2064 of using their positions to silence debate on the issue. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-newt-gingrich-calls-for-censure-of-squad-democrats-in-the-house\/\" title=\"Gingrich urges censure of 'Squad' Dems over Israel war.\">rhetoric perpetuates harmful stereotypes<\/a> \u2063and undermines the legitimate concerns of those who \u200boppose the BDS movement.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, in 2019, Ms. Tlaib made headlines with her controversial\u2063 comments\u2063 about \u200bthe Holocaust. During a\u2064 podcast interview, she stated that thinking about the Holocaust gave her a \u200c&#8221;calming feeling&#8221; because her Palestinian ancestors\u2063 had provided a safe\u2062 haven\u2063 for Jewish refugees. This statement not only displayed a lack of understanding of the\u2063 magnitude of the Holocaust and the suffering of millions of Jewish people, but it also trivialized their pain and trauma.<\/p>\n<p>These incidents, along with others, demonstrate a pattern of behavior that is deeply concerning and cannot \u2063be ignored. As elected officials, it is crucial that our representatives promote tolerance, respect, and understanding, rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-yale-law-student-who-refused-to-apologize-over-email-explains-why-wont-indulge-this-culture-of-performative-denunciation\/\" title=\"A Yale Law Student Who Refused To Apologize Over Email Explains Why: Won\u2019t \u2018Indulge This Culture Of Performative Denunciation\u2019\">perpetuating harmful stereotypes<\/a> and engaging in \u200binflammatory rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note \u2063that criticizing the policies of the Israeli \u200dgovernment is not inherently antisemitic. Many Israelis themselves are critical of their government&#8217;s actions. However, it is the manner in which these criticisms are expressed that makes the difference. Antisemitism \u200dis not simply disagreeing with Israeli\u2062 policies or \u2064advocating for a better future for Palestinians. It is the use of \u200charmful stereotypes, the denial of Jewish history and identity, and the perpetuation \u200cof conspiracy\u200b theories\u2064 that constitute antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>In light\u200d of \u2062the recent attacks by Hamas on Israel, it is particularly troubling that Ms. Tlaib&#8217;s antisemitic remarks have not been \u200cunequivocally denounced. The\u200b targeting of innocent civilians, regardless of their religion or nationality, is unacceptable and must be condemned by all who believe in human rights and\u2062 peace. By failing to condemn antisemitism,\u200b we risk legitimizing hatred and violence against Jewish\u200c people.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to table the censure resolution against Ms. Tlaib sends a concerning message. It implies that antisemitism can be tolerated within the realm of \u200dpolitical discourse, as long as it is directed towards Israel. This is a dangerous precedent that undermines the fight against all forms of hatred and bigotry.<\/p>\n<p>As citizens, we have a responsibility \u200cto \u200chold \u200cour\u200c elected officials accountable\u2063 for\u200d their words and actions. It \u200cis essential that we demand better from our representatives and\u2064 insist on a standard \u200cof respectful \u2062and inclusive debate.\u200d Antisemitism has no place in \u200dour society, and we must work together to challenge and confront it whenever and \u2064wherever it arises.<\/p>\n<p>By tabling the censure resolution, the House of \u2064Representatives has missed an opportunity \u200cto send \u2062a strong message against antisemitism. It is now up to us,\u2062 the people, \u2062to ensure that this issue is not forgotten and to continue advocating for a more \u2062tolerant and inclusive society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Nov. 1, the House tabled a censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) due to her antisemitic history. This occurred while Israel faced attacks from Hamas. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced the resolution, which was tabled with a vote of 222-186. All 199 Democrats and 23 Republicans voted to table the resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1797,"featured_media":2087499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2087498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1797"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2087498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2087498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2087499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2087498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2087498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2087498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}