Hours after the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, some members of Congress known as The Squad attacked the Jewish state and even asked that the United States stop helping it financially. They are Rashida Talib (D-MI) and Cori Bush (D-MO), who were quickly criticized by their Republican and Democratic colleagues. Among the latter group is Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), one of 26 Jews currently serving in the House of Representatives.
In dialogue with Fox Digital News, the 48-year-old congressman pointed out that his colleagues "called for America to end assistance to Israel, despite the countless images of Israeli children, women, men, and elderly, including Americans, murdered by radical Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists.”
"Families were violently pulled from their homes as hostages. This is a deliberate and coordinated terrorist attack, savagely targeting innocent civilians," added the Democrat, who came to Congress in 2017 after unseating Republican Scott Garrett.
"It sickens me that while Israelis clean the blood of their family members shot in their homes, they believe Congress should strip U.S. funding to our democratic ally and allow innocent civilians to suffer", he concluded.
The United States must stand ready to provide Israel with the resources she needs to defend herself, & stand by her until every hostage, including American citizens, are returned home, & Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists are brought to justice.
— Rep Josh Gottheimer (@RepJoshG) October 10, 2023
Talib and Bush's statements on Israel: "Apartheid government"
About 24 hours after the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas on Israeli soil, Talib's office released a statement indicating that "as long as our country provides billions in unconditional funding to support the apartheid government, this heartbreaking cycle of violence will continue."
The Michigan congresswoman was never shy about showing her disdain for the Jewish state. For example, in May she wrote on social media: "Speaker McCarthy wants to rewrite history but the apartheid state of Israel was born out of violence and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians."
Statement from @RepRashida Tlaib pic.twitter.com/1GdpREtLqZ
— Melissa Nann Burke (@nannburke) October 8, 2023
Bush expressed himself along the same lines as her colleague, stating that the United States should stop financing Israel while blaming the country governed by Benjamin Netanyahu for provoking Hamas attacks.
"As part of achieving a just and lasting peace, we must do our part to stop this violence and trauma by ending U.S. government support for Israeli military occupation and apartheid," she said.
Her statements were openly condemned by the Anti-Defamation League. "More than 600 Israelis have been murdered, more than 2000 injured, and countless are being held hostage by the terrorist organization Hamas. To take this moment to slander our ally Israel and suggest the U.S. cut off military assistance is tone-deaf, heartless, and beyond reason," they posted on X (formerly known as Twitter), responding directly to Bush.
More than 600 Israelis have been murdered, more than 2000 injured, and countless are being held hostage by the terrorist organization Hamas. To take this moment to slander our ally Israel and suggest the US cut off military assistance is tone-deaf, heartless, and beyond reason. pic.twitter.com/4Qf4FqaRm7
— ADL (@ADL) October 8, 2023
