A pro-Israel Democratic group aims to expel two controversial far-left “Squad” members from their seats in Congress this term.
Israel Democratic Majority PAC announced Wednesday that Westchester County Executive George Latimer, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York, and St. Louis County progressive U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, Supported Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell. , with primaries scheduled for this summer.
The group is the latest in a series of incidents targeting “Squad” members over controversial comments about Israel. Last week, the Jewish Democratic Council of America also endorsed Bowman and Bush’s opponents, marking the first time it endorsed a House Democratic challenger. new york post report.
The effort to oust Bowman and Bush comes after both representatives have made a series of controversial statements and actions regarding Israel that have angered these groups.
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Representative Cori Bush (D-Missouri) (Alex Wong/Getty/File)
Following the bloody invasion of Israel by the terrorist group Hamas on October 7, President Bush accused Israel of retaliating by targeting hospitals and committing war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Just weeks after the Hamas attack, President Bush said in an Oct. 29 post on the Generations of families have died,” he wrote. About Israel. “Millions of people with nowhere to go are being slaughtered in Gaza. The United States must stop funding these atrocities against Palestinians.”
In a heated speech on the House floor, President Bush also called the bipartisan vote to censure fellow Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for anti-Israel comments “outrageous.” Stated.
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Bowman, a fellow squad member, also has a history of making anti-Israel statements. The New York Democratic Party says reports that an Israeli woman was raped by Hamas terrorists are “propaganda” days after she participated in viewing footage of the attack.
Rep. Jamal Bowman, D.N.Y. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/File)
“Propaganda was used at the beginning of the siege,” Bowman said in a TikTok post first spotted by Politico. “There is still no evidence that infants were decapitated or women raped. But they continue to use that lie.” [for] Advertisement. “
Bowman later said, after further evidence of sexual assault in Hamas attacks on Israel came to light, “I always oppose sexual violence in all its forms and support peace for all.” attempted to retract the statement.
He has also been criticized for defending a mural of Islamic State Minister Louis Farrakhan, who called Jews “synagogues of the devil” and “termites,” and arguing that the mural should remain in New York.
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Mr. Bowman and Mr. Bush, along with other members of the group, boycotted Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to Congress in July, months before the deadly attack by Hamas, to protest what they called human rights violations against Palestinians.
