{"id":2206515,"date":"2024-03-26T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-called-reports-of-hamas-rapes-propaganda\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:45:22","slug":"jamaal-bowman-called-reports-of-hamas-rapes-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-called-reports-of-hamas-rapes-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaal Bowman dismisses reports of Hamas rapes as &#8216;propaganda"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjamaal-bowman-called-reports-of-hamas-rapes-propaganda%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=2206515&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>Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York\u200b dismissed \u200breports of Hamas\u200b terrorists raping Israelis as \u2064&#8221;propaganda&#8221; in a video from a November pro-Palestinian\u200b rally. He later backtracked his\u2064 statement\u200d after media\u200c outreach. Bowman\u2062 noted the initial \u200cuse of propaganda but\u2063 emphasized the lack of evidence for such claims. \u2063This information \u200dwas \u2062reported by Politico. Rep. Jamaal Bowman \u2063initially dismissed reports of Hamas terrorists raping Israelis as &#8220;propaganda&#8221; at\u2064 a November pro-Palestinian rally but later retracted his statement following media \u200cscrutiny. He \u200dhighlighted the absence of evidence for such allegations, mentioning the early use of propaganda. This\u200b news was\u2063 reported by Politico.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Jamaal Bowman Called Reports of Hamas Rapes 'Propaganda'\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/wisconsin-senator-tammy-baldwin-leans-into-anti-israel-positions-ahead-of-gaza-protest-vote\" data-post-url id=\"print-1872609\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\tJamaal Bowman (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) in November dismissed reports of Hamas terrorists raping Israelis during the Oct. 7 attacks as &#8220;propaganda,&#8221; according to a video uncovered by <\/span><i><span>Politico<\/span><\/i><span>. He backtracked from the remarks after the outlet reached out for comment on Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;There was propaganda used in the beginning of the siege. There\u2019s still no evidence of beheaded babies or raped women. But they still keep using that lie [for] propaganda,&#8221; Bowman said at a Nov. 17 pro-Palestinian rally, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/03\/26\/congress\/bowman-house-israel-october-7-sexual-assault-hamas-00148426\"><span>according<\/span><\/a><span> to <\/span><i><span>Politico <\/span><\/i><span>reporter Daniel Lippman on Tuesday, who found a TikTok video showing the rally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bowman in a Thursday statement walked back his dismissal of Israel\u2019s rape allegations against Hamas. &#8220;The U.N. confirmed that Hamas committed rape and sexual violence, a reprehensible fact that I condemn entirely,&#8221; Bowman <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/03\/26\/congress\/bowman-house-israel-october-7-sexual-assault-hamas-00148426\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>, referring to a United Nations report on March 4 confirming Hamas\u2019s sexual violence. The New York Democrat had earlier on Thursday declined to address his November remarks when asked by <\/span><i><span>Politico<\/span><\/i><span> in person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the U.N. report, Pramila Patten, the organization\u2019s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/un-investigators-confirm-evidence-of-hamas-sexual-violence\/\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span>, &#8220;There are reasonable grounds to believe that multiple incidents of sexual violence took place with victims being subjected to rape and\/or gang rape and then killed or killed while being raped.&#8221;<\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p><span>The U.N. team also reported evidence of similar sexual crimes against Israeli hostages after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, noting there is &#8220;clear and convincing information that sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment has been committed against hostages.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The incident is not the first time Bowman had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-only-commits-to-1-4k-stimulus-checks-in-private-call-with-democrats\/\" title=\"Biden only commits to .4K stimulus checks in private call with Democrats\">walk back<\/a> his public remarks. In late January, Bowman <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/30\/politics\/jamaal-bowman-9-11-blog-post\/index.html\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> he should not have engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">conspiracy theories<\/a> about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in years-old blog posts. &#8220;It\u2019s obvious to everyone, especially the far-right MAGA Republicans I take on every day in Congress, that I will always stand up and fight against misinformation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-tells-british-journalist-to-f-off-in-explosive-primary-night-interview\/\" title=\"MTG's explosive interview: British journalist receives profane response\">harmful conspiracy theories<\/a>,&#8221; the New York Democrat told CNN. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York dismissed reports of Hamas terrorists raping Israelis during the October attacks as &#8220;propaganda&#8221; in a video discovered by Politico. After Politico contacted him for comment, he backtracked from his initial statement. 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