{"id":540289,"date":"2021-05-25T16:20:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T20:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=540289"},"modified":"2021-05-25T16:20:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T20:20:39","slug":"hawley-resolution-goes-after-progressive-squad-for-anti-israel-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-resolution-goes-after-progressive-squad-for-anti-israel-rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawley Resolution Goes After Progressive \u2018Squad\u2019 For \u2018Anti-Israel Rhetoric\u2019"},"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\">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%2Fhawley-resolution-goes-after-progressive-squad-for-anti-israel-rhetoric%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=540289&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1231474479-scaled-e1621970350804.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a resolution in the Senate on Tuesday condemning anti-Israel sentiments espoused by various media outlets and Democrats in Congress, as well as \u201cantisemitic\u201d attacks on Jewish people around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-05\/Hawley-Israel-Resolution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resolution<\/a> is aimed at combating \u201cacts of violence against Jewish people in the United States and around the world and the poisonous rhetoric from politicians and others promoted by the media that has helped inspire such violence is condemnable and has no place in society.\u201d It also aims to celebrate \u201cthe innumerable contributions of American Jews to our Nation, culture, values, and way of life\u201d and ensure they \u201care treated with dignity and respect; and receive the full protection of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution mentions several instances of antisemitic violence that have gone viral on social media. One instance quoted in the video took place in the United Kingdom, where pro-Palestine demonstrators in vehicles were recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/london-cops-arrest-4-over-f-the-jews-rape-their-daughters-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">yelling,<\/a> \u201cFuck the Jews,\u201d \u201cFuck their mothers\u201d and \u201cRape their daughters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/20\/los-angeles-jewish-anti-semitic-attack-pro-palestine-mob-twitter-sushi-fumi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incident<\/a>&nbsp;took place in Los Angeles, California, where pro-Palestine demonstrators threw objects and hurled racial epithets at Jewish men eating at a restaurant. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/25\/josh-hawley-kirsten-gillibrand-legislation-improve-military-response-sexual-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Josh Hawley And Kirsten Gillibrand Are Teaming Up To Improve The Military\u2019s Response To Sexual Assault)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The resolution also brought special attention to tweets made by Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Cori Bush of Missouri and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan \u2014 a group also known as \u201cThe Squad\u201d \u2014 that Hawley characterized as \u201cpoisonous anti-Israel rhetoric\u2026 that has inflamed hatred and inspired escalating violence against Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.4162895927602\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s a new day. We are finally seeing mainstream media actually interview a Palestinian about the Israeli occupation, ethnic cleansing and apartheid system. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cPlqG9qUro\">https:\/\/t.co\/cPlqG9qUro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1392298753852383234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1392298753852383234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> that Israel was overseeing \u201cethnic cleansing\u201d of Palestinians under an \u201capartheid system\u201d May 11. Again, Omar claimed Israel is an \u201cApartheid state\u201d in a May 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1394124282645581826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.4444444444444\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While many in the west are still uncomfortable calling Israel an Apartheid state, this Israeli man was saying it four years ago. It\u2019s time to get on the right side of history.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1394124282645581826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tlaib called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \u201capartheid-in-chief Netanyahu\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1393548019971284992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> Palestinians were \u201cbeing massacred\u201d by the Israeli government in a May 15 tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.545994065282\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israel targeting media sources is so the world can\u2019t see Israel\u2019s war crimes led by the apartheid-in-chief Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so the world can\u2019t see the killing of babies, children and their parents.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so the world can\u2019t see Palestinians being massacred. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AvDp3IuxUA\">https:\/\/t.co\/AvDp3IuxUA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1393548019971284992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As Hamas and Israel were engaged in conflict, Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1393673695433043976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> \u201cApartheid states aren\u2019t democracies,\u201d in reference to Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.8965517241379\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Apartheid states aren\u2019t democracies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1393673695433043976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bush, like Omar, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1395763466623930374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused<\/a> Israel of ongoing \u201cethnic cleansing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.388235294118\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A ceasefire ends the bombardment \u2014 not the violence.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military\u2019s occupation continues. The blockade continues. The ethnic cleansing continues.<\/p>\n<p>Our government must stop funding the apartheid status quo.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1395763466623930374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Daily Caller reached out to each of these representatives about Hawley\u2019s characterization of their remarks in the resolution, but did not receive comment.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond calling out these members of Congress for their \u201canti-Israel rhetoric,\u201d the resolution also \u201crejects the biased, incomplete, and inaccurate information promulgated by the news media in the United States about Israel and the Government of Israel\u2019s efforts to protect its citizens from terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawley\u2019s resolution has garnered several Republican co-sponsors in the Senate, including Sen. Ted Cuz of Texas, Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, Sen. Steve Daines of Montana and Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, among others. The resolution has been backed by the Republican Jewish Coalition and the Family Research Council, as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sickening rise in anti-Semitic attacks in the United States and around the world must end, along with the hateful anti-Israel rhetoric from politicians and the media that inspires the violence,\u201d Hawley said in a news release. \u201cWe must ensure that Jewish people receive the full protection of law owed to them as citizens of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a resolution in the Senate on Tuesday condemning anti-Israel sentiments espoused by various media outlets and Democrats in Congress, as well as \u201cantisemitic\u201d attacks &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313001,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1231474479-scaled-e1621970350804.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Hawley Resolution Goes After Progressive \u2018Squad\u2019 For \u2018Anti-Israel Rhetoric\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-540289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1231474479-scaled-e1621970350804.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Hawley Resolution Goes After Progressive \u2018Squad\u2019 For \u2018Anti-Israel Rhetoric\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540289","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}