Blinken to work to curb the war while in Jordan

Ms. Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, has been at the forefront of a group of progressive lawmakers who criticized Biden’s embrace of Israel since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, saying his actions contributed to the death of Palestinians. citizens in Israel’s response. She’s already knocked back one trying to censor her this week in the House of Representatives about her comments about the war and what she is facing attack ads from a democratic pro-Israel group.

But accusing Mr. Biden of supporting genocide marks an extraordinary remark against the president by a lawmaker from his own party. The language in the video also threatens to widen the picture tense divisions within the Democratic Party over the conflict, with pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli members of the party making accusations of bigotry.

A White House spokesperson declined to comment on the video.

Mr Biden is facing enormous pressure from those opposing currents in the party as he has tried to side with Israel – the United States’ closest ally in the Middle East, which last month saw the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust – to support and help alleviate the situation. suffering of Palestinian civilians as Israel bombards the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and a ground invasion.

The Biden administration has called for “humanitarian pauses” to allow aid to reach civilians and allow more people to leave the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have done so rejected that pleasaying any end to Israel’s military campaign will depend on the release of more than 200 hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 attack.

Mr. Biden has also become more critical of the Israeli government’s response as the death toll in Gaza has risen and the humanitarian crisis has worsened, even as it has expressed unequivocal support for Israel and its right to defend itself.

The video posted by Ms. Tlaib begins with a clip of Mr. Biden stating that the United States is with Israel, before cutting to videos of Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, bleeding children in medical tents, bodies falling into the rubble and protests around the Gaza Strip. The United States calls for a ceasefire.

One clip shows a demonstration in Michigan in which demonstrators chanted “from the river to the sea” – a chant used by Hamas that many Jews say calls for Israel’s extermination.

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The video contained just the latest in a series of statements that have put Ms. Tlaib at odds with many in her party.

“As the Israeli government carries out ethnic cleansing in Gaza, President Biden is cheering on Netanyahu, whose own citizens are protesting his refusal to support a ceasefire,” Ms. Tlaib said on Thursday. “We must be laser-focused on saving lives, regardless of their faith or ethnicity.”

The House a resolution adopted Thursday to formally reprimand Ms. Tlaib, with about two dozen Republicans joining Democrats in opposition. The resolution, introduced by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, accused Ms. Tlaib of “anti-Semitic activity” and referenced an Oct. 18 protest at a House of Representatives office building in which Ms. Tlaib accused Israel of genocide because a “ revolt’.

About two dozen far-left members of the House of Representatives have signed a resolution urging the White House to call for a ceasefire and de-escalation of violence in the Middle East. Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, on Thursday became the first senator to calling for a ceasefire when the hostages are released, and Pope Francis called for an end to the war on Sunday.