Israel is at war.
A series of sweeping, deadly and coordinated attacks by Hamas struck parts of Israel over the weekend, the likes of which the country hasn't seen in over 50 years.
The death toll has soared to well over 1,000, with 700 Israelis and at least nine Americans deceased.
Over several weeks, Iran reportedly helped organize the reign of terror through its proxy, Hamas. According to reports, the Palestinian militant group received the final go-ahead from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to launch its unprecedented strike last week.
The situation as of Monday morning is tense and fluid. The prospect of a broader war remains a distinct possibility if direct involvement from Tehran is confirmed.
Despite the ongoing violence representing the greatest threat to Israeli sovereignty in at least 50 years, members of the Squad released statements criticizing Israel for Israeli-Palestinian relations.
One Democrat publicly rebuked their comments, calling them “repulsive” while noting that Saturday represented the deadliest day for the Jewish people in nearly 80 years.
Mediaite explains:
Rep. Ritchie Torres slammed fellow Democrats Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib over “reprehensible and repulsive” comments they made on the current conflict in Israel.
Hamas launched one of the deadliest attacks on Israel in decades on Saturday, a day after the anniversary of the Yom Kippur war and on a Jewish holiday, killing and kidnapping civilians, launching missile attacks, and committing an outright terror attack on a musical festival.
Tlaib, Bush and Ilhan Omar have come under fire repeatedly for accusations of anti-Semitism. Last September, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, criticisized Tlaib for claiming that individuals “cannot claim to hold progressive values, yet back Israel's apartheid government.”
As the conflict unfolded over the weekend, Rep. Tlaib issued a statement referring to Israel as an “apartheid government” that created the “suffering” which led to the “resistance” by Hamas. Tlaib demanded the United States stop providing billions in “unconditional funding” to the key ally, and Rep. Bush released similar comments demanding the U.S. stop supporting Israel.
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Fellow Democrat Torres decried those characterizations and victim-blaming, and called for even more support of Israel by the United States.
“U.S. aid to Israel is and should be unconditional, and never more so than in this moment of critical need,” the California Democrat told a reporter. “Congress must act decisively to provide Israel with whatever it needs to defend itself in the face of unprecedented terrorism.”
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