{"id":2206604,"date":"2024-03-26T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowman-called-reports-of-women-getting-raped-after-hamas-attacked-israel-propaganda\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T14:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T18:27:16","slug":"bowman-called-reports-of-women-getting-raped-after-hamas-attacked-israel-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowman-called-reports-of-women-getting-raped-after-hamas-attacked-israel-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowman dismissed reports of women being raped following Hamas&#8217; attack on Israel 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\">28<\/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%2Fbowman-called-reports-of-women-getting-raped-after-hamas-attacked-israel-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=2206604&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, a\u200d member of the progressive &#8220;Squad,&#8221; dismissed reports of women being \u200craped after\u2063 the Hamas attack on Israel as &#8220;propaganda.&#8221; Despite addressing pro-Palestinian protesters and expressing skepticism about the violence, Bowman\u200b later acknowledged a UN\u200c report detailing sexual\u2062 violence against hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. His statements sparked controversy and public scrutiny. Rep. Jamaal \u2064Bowman of the progressive &#8220;Squad&#8221; initially dismissed reports of \u2062women being raped after \u200bthe Hamas attack on \u2063Israel as &#8220;propaganda.&#8221; However, following public scrutiny, he later acknowledged a UN report revealing sexual \u200dviolence against hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. His statements stirred controversy and raised questions about his initial stance on the issue.  <\/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<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jamaal-bowman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY) dismissed reports of women getting raped after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel in October as \u201cpropaganda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The leftist \u201cSquad\u201d member cast doubt on the violence while addressing a group of pro-Palestinian protesters at a November rally, POLITICO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/03\/26\/congress\/bowman-house-israel-october-7-sexual-assault-hamas-00148426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still no evidence of beheaded babies or raped women. But they still keep using that lie [for] propaganda,\u201d Bowman said to the crowd, as seen in a TikTok video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SCOOP: In the weeks after Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-chief-confident-brazil-military-will-respect-october-election\/\" title=\"Pentagon chief confident Brazil military will respect October election\">publicly cast doubt<\/a> on reports that Israeli women were raped, but also called those accusations \u201cpropaganda,\u201d according to a previously unreported post on TikTok. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vb2dJdUgcK\">https:\/\/t.co\/Vb2dJdUgcK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DpXqRmcBS2\">pic.twitter.com\/DpXqRmcBS2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dlippman\/status\/1772596901898072412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Journalist Daniel Lippman reported that Bowman declined to talk about his comments on the record when asked about the comments on Thursday outside his office.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman later gave Lippman a statement that acknowledged a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-n-finds-clear-and-convincing-evidence-that-rape-happened-on-october-7-continues-to-happen-to-hostages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent United Nations report<\/a> that found \u201cconvincing information\u201d about sexual violence being committed against hostages being held in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I said at this rally, what Hamas did on October 7th is a war crime and they must release all the hostages,\u201d he said. \u201cThe UN confirmed that Hamas committed rape and sexual violence, a reprehensible fact that I condemn entirely. I also voted yes on Resolution 966, which officially condemns the rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bowman added, \u201cSo let me be clear, and ensure my words are not twisted: I always stand against sexual violence in all forms and stand for peace for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711555592575000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2i-WhSfvCJ9Lqb8bYN4Twl\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>It has been a turbulent several months for Bowman, who first took office in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He made headlines in September for pulling a fire alarm in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-planning-to-reinstall-fence-around-capitol-before-justice-for-j6-rally-report\/\" title=\"Police Planning To Reinstall Fence Around Capitol Before \u2018Justice For J6\u2019 Rally: Report\">congressional office building<\/a> when there was no emergency, leading to a House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-votes-to-censure-bowman-over-fire-alarm-incident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">censure<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democratic-congressman-pleads-guilty-to-pulling-capitol-fire-alarm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-delayed-21-years-later-9-11-plotters-havent-faced-trial\/\" title=\"Justice delayed: 21 years later, 9\/11 plotters haven't faced trial\">guilty plea deal<\/a><\/a> on a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>In December, George Latimer entered the primary race to challenge Bowman in 2024, \u00a0releasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BbKH-Q3b2cs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> highlighting how the incumbent voted against a resolution in support of Israel and to condemn the Hamas terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/ny-rep-jamaal-bowman-promoted-911-conspiracy-theories-on-blog?utm_campaign=owned_social&#038;via=twitter_page&#038;utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&#038;utm_medium=socialflow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in January that Bowman promoted conspiracy theories about the 9\/11 terrorist attacks on his blog when he was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-football-coach-sues-school-officials-for-retaliation-over-political-differences\/\" title=\"Fired Football Coach Sues School Officials for Retaliation Over Political Differences\">high school principal<\/a>. The congressman said he regretted the posts.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman from New York rejected claims of women being raped after Hamas&#8217; surprise attack on Israel as &#8220;propaganda.&#8221; The progressive &#8220;Squad&#8221; member expressed skepticism about the violence at a pro-Palestinian rally in November. Bowman cited the lack of evidence for the reported atrocities during the event, according to POLITICO&#8217;s recent report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2206605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2100351785-scaled-e1711467345318.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2100351785-scaled-e1711467345318.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206604","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}