{"id":2289560,"date":"2024-07-05T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T18:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-claims-israeli-hostage-posters-ripped-down-at-capitol-office-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T14:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T18:23:32","slug":"democrat-claims-israeli-hostage-posters-ripped-down-at-capitol-office-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-claims-israeli-hostage-posters-ripped-down-at-capitol-office-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat claims Israeli hostage posters ripped down at Capitol office &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fdemocrat-claims-israeli-hostage-posters-ripped-down-at-capitol-office-washington-examiner%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=2289560&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. Brad Schneider, a Jewish House Democrat, reported that posters\u2062 of \u2063Israelis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-public-schools-reaches-tentative-reopening-deal-with-teachers-union-students-may-return-this-week\/\" title=\"Chicago Public Schools Reaches \u2018Tentative\u2019 Reopening Deal With Teachers Union, Students May Return This Week\">held hostage<\/a> in Gaza were ripped down at his office in the U.S. Capitol. He described the act as\u200b a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rutgers-officials-publicly-condemn-anti-semitism-then-they-apologize-to-palestinian-community\/\" title=\"Rutgers Officials Publicly Condemn Anti-Semitism. Then They Apologize To Palestinian Community.\">vile act<\/a> of hate&#8221; and \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">condemned<\/a> \u200cit,\u200b especially since it occurred on \u2062Independence Day. Schneider expressed disgust at the anti-American actions that took \u2063place on July 4th, including\u2064 the vandalism in \u200dhis office. \u200dHe emphasized the need to stand against \u200dsuch hateful behavior and called for \u2062unity and respect.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jewish House Democrat claims Israeli hostage posters ripped down at DC office<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rachel-schilke\/\">Rachel Schilke<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T14:08:25-04:00\">July 5, 2024 2:08 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693677\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) said his office in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/us-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S. Capitol<\/a> was vandalized after posters of Israelis being held hostage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> were ripped down amid the war between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Schneider, a vocal pro-Israel <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrat<\/a> and co-chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, said on X that posters of the hostages were ripped down, shredded, and tossed across the hallway in a \u201cvile act of hate.\u201d He said the actions occurred on the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a shameful act on any day, but especially on July 4, our country\u2019s Independence Day,\u201d said Schneider, who is Jewish. \u201cSadly, it was but one of many hateful, un-American actions that took place across the country on the day we celebrate freedom and democracy. I\u2019ve been disgusted by the videos and reports of individuals calling July 4th\u00a0a \u2018terrorist holiday\u2019 and burning American flags.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My Capitol office was vandalized yesterday in a vile act of hate in which the posters of the more than 100 people still held hostage in Gaza (including 8 Americans) were ripped from the wall, shredded and tossed across the hallway. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zSh86mdvIX\">pic.twitter.com\/zSh86mdvIX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Brad Schneider (@RepSchneider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSchneider\/status\/1809238122846134303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Illinois Democrat condemned previous anti-Israel rhetoric and actions that have occurred at both Republican and Democratic members\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2453346\/adam-smiths-residence-vandalized-by-protesters-calling-for-hamas-israel-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>homes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2444974\/democratic-rep-dan-goldmans-new-york-office-vandalized-with-pro-gaza-slogans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>district offices<\/a>. Schneider said pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside his office in the morning last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same groups that were at my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-makes-first-public-comments-since-leaving-white-house-plays-coy-about-future-plans\/\" title=\"Trump Makes First Public Comments Since Leaving White House \u2013 Plays Coy About Future Plans\">house earlier<\/a> in the week marched through Chicago on July 4th, not calling for peace, but rather condemning the United States of America,\u201d Schneider said. \u201cThese actions don\u2019t advance peace. Instead, they play directly into the hands of Hamas terrorists enabling them to continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-gop-senator-far-left-democrats-are-driving-the-bus-and-joe-biden-is-just-along-for-the-ride\/\" title=\"Top GOP Senator: \u2018Far-Left Democrats Are Driving The Bus And Joe Biden Is Just Along For The Ride\u2019\">hold hostage<\/a> not only those they kidnapped from Israel, but all civilians in Gaza as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Capitol Police told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that they are aware of the incident and investigating. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo protect the investigation, we cannot provide any more information at this time,\u201d the Capitol Police said, adding that there are no damages to the building as all the paper was on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Schneider\u2019s office for additional information.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693677\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693677\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Jewish House Democrat, Rep. Brad Schneider, reported that posters of Israelis held hostage in Gaza were torn down at his office in the U.S. Capitol, calling it a hateful act. Schneider, a strong supporter of Israel, condemned the vandalism and other anti-Israel actions that have occurred recently. 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