Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) celebrated President Joe Biden’s declaration that the United States would withhold artillery and other weapons if Israel invaded Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold. .
in post Omar said on X that Biden’s comments that he was “not supplying” Israel with weapons for the invasion of Rafah were being protested by “young people all over the country,” and said that “young people across the country” were protesting against anti-Israel encampments and universities. referring to the protests set up in Campuses all over the country.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) held a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 29, 2024, calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israel’s attack on Gaza. (Image by Celal Güne/Anadolu via Getty)
Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, has been suspended. arrested She was disciplined by the university on April 17 for her involvement in an anti-Israel encampment set up at Columbia University. This encampment resulted in encampments being set up at other universities.
The protesters, who took part in various encampments and protests, called on universities to divest from Israeli companies, sever academic ties with Israeli educational institutions, cancel student trips to Israel, and advocate for ongoing He announced a list of demands, including a ceasefire in the war. He called for improving relations between Israel and Hamas and for the United States to end arms deliveries to Israel.
A pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment is seen at Columbia University in New York on April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
“This is what young people across the country have been protesting, and the needle has finally moved in a big way,” Omar wrote. “I hope we see more progress, but your voices don’t matter. Never let people tell you that your actions are not worth it. The arc of what is possible is always within us and we can bend it.”
This is something that young people across the country have been protesting for, and the needle has finally moved in a big way. I hope we see more progress, but never let people tell you that your voice doesn’t matter and your actions don’t have value. The arc of possibility is… https://t.co/1zXh3E96Sy
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 9, 2024
Monaka interview Biden said on CNN that the United States has “made it clear” that the United States will not provide weapons to Israel if it launches a full-scale invasion of Rafah.
“Civilians are being killed in Gaza by bombs and other means aimed at populated areas,” Biden explained.
Biden added: “I’ve made it clear that if they go into Rafah, they haven’t gone into Rafah yet. If they do go into Rafah, I have historically We’re not providing the weapons that have been used to deal with it. It’s up to the city to deal with it.”
On Tuesday, Israel sent tanks into Rafah to take control of the border crossing shared with Egypt after Hamas fired rockets at the Kerem Shalom border crossing from Rafah on Sunday.
