{"id":2239113,"date":"2024-05-07T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tlaib-blames-house-for-israels-rafah-invasion-and-calls-for-icc-to-arrest-netanyahu\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T12:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:24:27","slug":"tlaib-blames-house-for-israels-rafah-invasion-and-calls-for-icc-to-arrest-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tlaib-blames-house-for-israels-rafah-invasion-and-calls-for-icc-to-arrest-netanyahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Tlaib holds House accountable for Israel&#8217;s Rafah invasion, urges ICC to apprehend Netanyahu"},"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%2Ftlaib-blames-house-for-israels-rafah-invasion-and-calls-for-icc-to-arrest-netanyahu%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=2239113&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. \u2062Rashida Tlaib criticized House Republicans and \u2062Democrats for supporting aid \u2064to Israel, leading to \u2064potential Rafah invasion. She opposes Israel&#8217;s actions and calls for a\u2064 ceasefire. Tlaib accuses the U.S. government of\u200c funding Israeli weapons,\u200c enabling genocide. She urges \u200dthe ICC to arrest \u200cIsraeli leaders for accountability, despite U.S. opposition. Rep.\u2062 Rashida Tlaib condemns House Republicans and Democrats for \u200cbacking aid to Israel, linking it to a potential Rafah invasion. She advocates for a ceasefire and\u200b accuses \u2064the U.S. of funding Israeli weaponry, which she claims contributes to genocide. Tlaib calls for Israeli \u200dleaders&#8217; arrest by the ICC, despite U.S. \u200cdisapproval.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rashida-tlaib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rashida Tlaib<\/a> (D-MI) blasted <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> and many of her Democratic colleagues on Tuesday who voted for aid to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> last month and \u201cgave their consent\u201d to a potential Israeli invasion of Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib, the only <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinian<\/a> American in Congress, has been vocal in her opposition to the Jewish state and its war against Hamas and in calling for a permanent ceasefire as <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> civilians make up a majority of the conflict\u2019s casualties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no coincidence that immediately after our government sent the Israeli apartheid regime over $14 billion with absolutely no conditions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hilton-building-hotel-on-top-of-demolished-uyghur-mosque-in-china\/\" title=\"Hilton Building Hotel On Top Of Demolished Uyghur Mosque In China\">upholding human rights<\/a>, Netanyahu began a ground invasion of Rafah to continue the genocide of Palestinians \u2014 with ammunition and bombs paid for by our tax dollars,\u201d Tlaib said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/tlaib.house.gov\/posts\/tlaib-statement-on-the-ongoing-genocide-of-palestinians-and-invasion-of-rafah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of my colleagues are going to express concern and horror at the crimes against humanity that are about to unfold, even though they just voted to send Netanyahu billions more in weapons,\u201d the Michigan Democrat continued. \u201cDo not be misled, they gave their consent for these atrocities, and our country is actively participating in genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers approved a $26.38 billion aid package to Israel on April 20, which includes funds to replenish the country\u2019s Iron Dome and David\u2019s Sling missile defense systems as well as $3.5 billion to go toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-approves-aid-to-taiwan-in-first-advancement-of-foreign-aid-package\/\" title=\"House passes Taiwan aid as part of initial progress in foreign aid proposal\">securing advanced weapons systems<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-allows-former-intel-military-who-hacked-for-foreign-country-to-pay-to-escape-prosecution\/\" title=\"DOJ Allows Former Intel, Military Who Hacked For Foreign Country To Pay To Escape Prosecution\">defense services<\/a>.\u00a0The package also includes about $9 billion in humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The bill passed with support from 366 members, but 37 Republicans and 21 Democrats voted against it.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib also called on the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials to \u201cfinally hold them accountable for this genocide\u201d \u2014 a move that the Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/2984662\/us-would-not-support-icc-arrest-warrants-israeli-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>does not support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ICC is investigating both Hamas\u2019s Oct. 7 terrorist attack that left roughly 1,200 people dead, with another roughly 250 people taken hostage, as well as the Jewish state\u2019s military response that has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib\u2019s statement comes as President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2992594\/biden-speaks-israel-netanyahu-tension-rafah-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"continues talks with Netanyahu\">continues talks with Netanyahu<\/a> and Israel began evacuating civilians out of eastern Rafah over the weekend. An Israel Defense Forces official said on Tuesday that Israel has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1787855299946090762?s=46&#038;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>established<\/a> \u201coperational control\u201d of the Gazan side of Rafah, according to the <em>Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Democrat said Netanyahu \u201cknows that he will only stay in power as long as the fighting continues.\u201d She made demands of Biden to facilitate an \u201cimmediate\u201d ceasefire and end all U.S. funding to the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is now more apparent than ever that we must end all U.S. military funding for the Israeli apartheid regime, and demand that President Biden facilitate an immediate, permanent ceasefire that includes a complete withdraw of Israeli forces from Gaza, and the release of all hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians,\u201d Tlaib said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a fellow \u201cSquad\u201d Democrat with Tlaib, said on Tuesday that Biden has made it clear that Rafah is a \u201cred line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no place for these people to go, they\u2019ve done everything, and to bombard Rafah at this time, I think it is a stain in the history of the world. I think it is a humanitarian disaster,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib criticized House Republicans and some Democratic colleagues for supporting aid to Israel, enabling a possible Rafah invasion. 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