Far-left 'Squad' member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., defended a controversial statement that has been defined as 'code for eradicating' Israel.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., on Friday defended a controversial phrase being used by anti-Israel protesters across the country, which one antisemitism watchdog defined as 'code for eradicating' the largely Jewish nation. 'From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate.
The phrase has also received sharp criticism from others, including former counterterrorism expert Nathan Sales, who said last month that when protestors chant 'Palestine from the river to the sea,' they are really calling for the 'extermination of the Jewish state.' 'They think that Israel shouldn't exist at all,' Nathan Sales told Fox News' 'Sunday Night in America.
In the video, Tlaib condemned Biden’s declaration that the U.S. stands with Israel and opposes a cease-fire, telling him, 'the majority of the American people are not with you on this one. #CeasefireNow.' A multitude of X users found the post 'disturbing,' and accused Tlaib of antisemitism. Others disputed her claim that most American’s don’t want to back Biden’s support for Israel, and some demanded she resign.
Fox News' Maria Lencki and Gabriel Hayes contributed to this report.
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