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☆ These 105 Democrats declined to vote for a resolution declaring 'anti-Zionism is antisemitism'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

105 Democrats voted no or "present" on a resolution that declared "anti-Zionism is antisemitism." Advertisement105 House Democrats on Tuesday declined to vote for a resolution condemning antisemitism, pointing to language that equates it with anti-Zionism. Nadler on Monday introduced his own resolution on anti-Semitism, arguing it goes further in mitigating the problem than the Republican-proposed resolution. Rep. Nadler: "The resolution states that all anti-Zionism is antisemitism. Nonetheless, 95 Democrats voted for the resolution anyway, including Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio, one of more than two dozen Jewish House members.

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But Greene said she had a tougher time connecting with Speaker Mike Johnson, who doesn’t have a strong relationship with the congresswoman. “I haven’t heard much from him,” Greene told CNN earlier this week. Greene said Johnson heard her out and gave her assurances that her impeachment articles would move through committee and on to the floor. Taking a page from his predecessor’s playbook, Johnson has tried to dole out commitments and face-time to some of his potential critics. GOP Rep. Bob Good of Virginia said the Freedom Caucus made clear to the speaker on Thursday what their expectations are.

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☆ American Airlines accused of making passenger hide 'Palestine' sweater
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An American Airlines passenger said he was forced to remove his "Palestine" sweater. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said, "Does American Airlines have a bias toward Palestinians?" AdvertisementAn American Airlines passenger said he was forced to hide his sweater that said "Palestine" on it when he boarded a flight from New York to Phoenix, this week. Per the American Airlines website, customers are instructed to "dress appropriately; bare feet or offensive clothing aren't allowed." When contacted by Business Insider, American Airlines provided a statement: "We strive to ensure all customers have a positive experience throughout their journey on American.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, — Organizations: American Airlines, Service Locations: Palestine, Gaza, New York, Phoenix, Michigan

☆ Just 2 House members did not vote in favor of a resolution affirming Israel's right to exist
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The House voted on a resolution affirming Israel's right to exist on Tuesday. All but two members who cast a vote, voted for it. Rep. Rashida Tlaib voted "present," while Rep. Thomas Massie voted against it. AdvertisementThe House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a resolution affirming Israel's right to exist, and only two members did not vote in favor of it. The resolution also states that "denying Israel's right to exist is a form of antisemitism" — which Massie took issue with.

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☆ Opinion | How to Kill a Palestinian State
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Oct. 7, the axis of resistance became the face of the Palestinian movement. On Oct. 8, demonstrators around the world chose to embrace that axis. When Rashida Tlaib, the Michigan congresswoman, posted that “75 years later, the Nakba continues to this day” and declined to accept Israel as a Jewish state, she was embracing it. When Judith Butler, the Berkeley professor, told an interviewer that “the roots of the problem are in a state formation that depended on expulsions and land theft to establish its own ‘legitimacy’” and supported a binational state, she was embracing it. “A left that lauds intersectionality hasn’t noticed that Hamas’s axis of support consists of Iran, famous most recently for killing hundreds of protesters demanding women’s freedom.”

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☆ Senate Candidate in Michigan Says He Was Offered $20 Million to Challenge Tlaib
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Chris Cameron | More About Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan said he was offered $20 million by a Michigan businessman to drop out of the race and instead take on a primary challenge against Rashida Tlaib, the Palestinian American representative who was censured this month for her statements about the Israel-Gaza war. Mr. Nelson also donated $13,000 to Concerned Citizens of Michigan, a group that supported a primary challenge against Ms. Tlaib in 2020. Mr. Ganapathy added that the conversation between Mr. Harper and Mr. Nelson was “respectful on both sides.” Calls to Mr. Nelson’s phone number on Wednesday were not answered. Ms. Tlaib declined to comment on the record. “I’m not going to run against the only Palestinian-American in Congress just because some special interests don’t like her,” Mr. Harper said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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☆ A GOP congressman who earlier this year mulled running for statewide office says Congress has become a 'childish' place that isn't attracting 'the cream of the crop'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana recently told Politico that Congress has become a "childish" place. "I mean, this isn't a place where you attract the cream of the crop," he told the outlet. The House in October ousted Kevin McCarthy as speaker, an act that continues to reverberate to this day. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. And even with McCarthy as speaker, he never earned the trust among a key bloc of conservatives, which eventually led to his downfall.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation's capital responded Wednesday night to a protest outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Video posted on social media showed protesters shoving police officers and trying to grab hold of metal barricades as the officers moved in to make arrests. Protester Dani Noble said the demonstrators came to the DNC on Wednesday night to peacefully call on Democratic Party leadership to support a cease-fire in Gaza. “It is shameful the way that nonviolent protesters and members of our community were met with violence tonight. By that time, most of the leadership team, including House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, had already left.

Persons: ”, Dani Noble, Noble, Joe Biden, Rashida Tlaib, Tlaib, Brad Sherman, Capitol police “, Hakeem Jeffries, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Michael Balsamo Organizations: WASHINGTON, — Police, Democratic National Committee, U.S . Capitol Police, DNC, Protesters, Jewish, Peace, Democratic Party, Democratic, House Democrats, American, West Bank, Metropolitan Police Department, Associated Press, —, Capitol police, Capitol Police, Capitol, Press Locations: Israel, Washington, Gaza, Philadelphia, D

☆ Obama’s Lesson for Rashida Tlaib
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( William Mcgurn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

William McGurn is a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and writes the weekly "Main Street" column for the Journal each Tuesday. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Mr. McGurn has served as chief editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He spent more than a decade overseas -- in Brussels for The Wall Street Journal/Europe and in Hong Kong with both the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Bill is author of a book on Hong Kong ("Perfidious Albion") and a monograph on terrorism ("Terrorist or Freedom Fighter").

Persons: William McGurn, George W, Bush, McGurn, Bill Organizations: Wall Street, The Wall Street, Street Journal, Economic, Washington, National Review, Foreign Relations, Notre Dame, Communications, Boston University Locations: New York, Brussels, Europe, Hong Kong

☆ Fact Check: Posts about US Representative Tlaib’s birthplace lack context
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the first and only Palestinian-American congresswoman, is a Detroit native, despite posts suggesting that she was not born in the U.S. and should be deported. Tlaib represents Michigan’s 12th congressional district, which includes the cities of Detroit, Dearborn, Southfield and surrounding suburbs. The Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress says that Tlaib was born in Detroit on July 24, 1976. Tlaib is a natural-born citizen, an individual born on U.S. soil who is therefore automatically a U.S. citizen at birth. U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib is a U.S. citizen born in Detroit, Michigan.

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☆ Former Rep. George Santos campaign fundraiser Miele pleads guilty to impersonating McCarthy aide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) walks back to his office after debate on the House floor on a resolution to expel him from Congress, at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday evening, Congress is scheduled vote on an expulsion resolution against Rep. Santos and censure resolutions against Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)A former campaign fundraiser for embattled Rep. George Santos of New York pleaded guilty Tuesday in Long Island federal court to wire fraud related to impersonating a top aide to ex-House Speaker Kevin MCarthy while soliciting donations for Santos. Santos, 35, himself is charged in the same court in a 23-count superseding indictment with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making false statements. Santos, who has pleaded not guilty has refused demands by fellow House Republicans from New York and others to resign.

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☆ Rashida Tlaib, Censured by the House, Is Praised and Condemned at Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Charles Homans | More About Charles Homans | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

But those vigils have told starkly differing stories about the war, and also about Rashida Tlaib, who represents the area and is the only Palestinian American in Congress. Khalid Turaani, a Palestinian-American activist, compared Ms. Tlaib’s censure to that of Joshua Reed Giddings, a congressman and abolitionist who was censured by his House colleagues in 1842 for introducing resolutions opposing the slave trade. Since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, no American politician save for President Biden has featured more centrally in arguments over the Israel-Hamas war than Ms. Tlaib. Interviews in Ms. Tlaib’s district revealed a split-screen view of the war in Gaza and laid bare the grievances that have shaped it. But for Ms. Tlaib, who has staked out a position that alienates many of those constituents, it could be unbridgeable.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Jeremy Moss, “, ”, Tlaib, Khalid Turaani, Joshua Reed Giddings, ” Mr, Turaani, Biden, Tlaib’s, Ms, Dana Nessel, Gretchen Whitmer, Mark Mellman, Mellman Organizations: American, Democratic, Force, Palestine, West Bank, Gov, Tlaib’s Democratic, House Republicans, Israel, Democratic Party Locations: Detroit, Israel, Adat Shalom, Southfield, Tlaib’s, Dearborn, Gaza, Palestinian, Michigan, American

☆ Two Young Democratic Stars Collide Over Israel and Their Party’s Future
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | More About Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

“This is pursuing a proven and failed strategy,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said in a recent radio interview. Calls for a cease-fire by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and others drew a stern rebuke from the White House, and she faced backlash for voting against a bipartisan resolution that expressed strong support for Israel. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who did not agree to an interview, met in Washington last month with the families of Jewish hostages kidnapped by Hamas. was trying to infiltrate the Democratic Party “to impose the ideological litmus tests on Israel” and “cleanse” those who disagree with them. It remains far from clear how many left-leaning Democrats Mr. Torres is moving.

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☆ These 22 House Democrats voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel — while these 4 Republicans voted against it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

22 Democrats voted for a more narrow resolution proposed by a different House Republican. 22 House Democrats voted with the vast majority of Republicans to support a censure resolution put forward by Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia condemning Tlaib. 4 Republicans voted against it, largely on free speech grounds, while 3 Democrats and 1 Republican voted present. That effort failed after 23 Republicans voted to table that resolution, and McCormick was among those who voted against it. Reps. Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Ritchie Torres of New York, and Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey all voted to censure fellow Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

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☆ Petty insults, sexual misconduct with minors, and flat-out corruption: House censure has gone from frivolous, to serious, to frivolous again
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It was also the most bipartisan censure vote in nearly 13 years, garnering the support of 22 Democrats and the vast majority of the House Republican conference. Our present-day censure warsUnder their new majority, Republicans changed House rules to allow individual members to force votes on resolutions. Nearly two dozen of Greene's GOP colleagues voted that down, leading Republican Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia to introduce a narrower resolution that ultimately passed. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe House may still vote this week on a resolution from Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs to censure Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida for comparing Palestinian civilians to Nazis. "These censure resolutions are not appropriate an instances where people say things that we don't agree with," a frustrated Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland told reporters on Tuesday.

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☆ House censures Rep. Rashida Tlaib over Israel remarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Scott Wong | Kyle Stewart | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

(Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)House lawmakers on Tuesday censured Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian American in Congress, over her remarks and actions in response to the Israel-Hamas war. The censure resolution, authored by Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., passed 234 to 188 with almost two dozen Democrats voting in favor of it. The measure censures Tlaib, D-Mich., for "promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel." "It is a sad fact, but this type of antisemitic hate is being promoted by a small group of members in this body, chiefly Rep. Tlaib," McCormick said on the House floor before the vote. In a lengthy statement before the vote, Tlaib defended her comments and actions, arguing that she is the lone Palestinian voice in Congress and protected by free speech.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Celal Gunes, Rich McCormick, McCormick, Israel, Joe Biden, Tlaib, Biden, Pete Aguilar, Aguilar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Derrick Van Orden, Van Orden Organizations: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, Washington DC, Getty, Palestinian American, Republicans, Democratic, American, Capitol Police, . Capitol Police, GOP Rep Locations: Washington, United States, Gaza, Anadolu, Israel, Pete Aguilar of, Cumming

The comments ricocheted across the House Democratic Caucus – especially for the 15 House Democrats who didn’t vote for it, all of them members of color, some of them Muslim-Americans. An array of House Democrats are pushing unequivocal support for Israel, while a number of progressives have grown increasingly critical of the offensive impacting Palestinian civilians and are upping pressure on the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire. And he is also dealing with a push by Jewish House members to have a more prominent seat at the leadership table. Democrats say the divide is being reflected in their states – and is hurting the president. At a news conference last week, Jeffries was asked about a six-figure ad buy from the Democratic Majority for Israel, a pro-Israel group, criticizing Tlaib.

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☆ 22 House Democrats voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel — while 4 Republicans voted against it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Marjorie Taylor Greene, —, Rashida, she's, Rich McCormick, Tlaib, McCormick, Jared Moskowitz, Florida, Ritchie Torres, Josh Gottheimer, Bill Clark, Anna Moneymaker, Ministry's, Adam Schiff of, Steve Cohen, Jim Costa of, Angie Craig, Don Davis of, Lois Frankel, Jared Golden, Dan Goldman, Greg Landsman, Susie Lee, Kathy Manning of, Wiley Nickel, Chris Pappas, Marie Gluensenkamp Perez, Pat Ryan, Brad Schneider, Kim Schrier, Darren Soto, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Frederica Wilson of, censuring Tlaib Organizations: Palestinian American, Republican, Service, Republicans, Capitol, New, Democratic, Getty Images, Democratic Rep, Adam Schiff of California, Trump, Tennessee Rep, Jim Costa of California Rep, Minnesota Rep, Don Davis of North Carolina Rep, Florida Rep, Maine Rep, New York, New Jersey Rep, Ohio Rep, Nevada Rep, Kathy Manning of North Carolina Rep, North Carolina Rep, New Hampshire Rep, New York Rep, Illinois Rep, Washington Rep Locations: Israel, Michigan, Georgia, Tlaib, Gaza, New York, New Jersey, Russia, Ohio, Florida, Frederica Wilson of Florida

☆ US House censures lone Palestinian-American lawmaker over Israel comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress's lone Palestinian-American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. Twenty-two Democrats joined with most Republicans in the chamber to censure Tlaib for allegedly "promoting false narratives" on Hamas' Oct. 7 gun rampage in Israel and "calling for the destruction of the state of Israel." The motion was sponsored by Republican Representative Richard McCormick. The idea that criticizing the government of Israel is antisemitic sets a very dangerous precedent," Tlaib said. 2 Democrat in the House, told reporters on Tuesday that while he "strenuously disagreed" with Tlaib's remarks about Biden, he believed the censure motion was not productive.

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☆ US House censures Rashida Tlaib over Israel comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsUS House censures Rashida Tlaib over Israel commentsPostedThe U.S. House voted on Tuesday (November 8) to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress's lone Palestinian-American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Congress's Organizations: ., Democratic Locations: Palestinian, Gaza

☆ House Censures Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib Over Israel Remarks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Katy Stech Ferek | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Photo: Celal Gunes/Anadolu/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—House lawmakers voted Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), the only Palestinian-American in Congress, over comments she made about Israel that were widely criticized by colleagues. The censure resolution, which passed 234-188, centers on statements that Tlaib made after Hamas attacked Israel and Israel retaliated with strikes on Gaza. Critics said Tlaib’s “from the river to the sea” pro-Palestinian comments parroted language of anti-Israel groups, and she also repeated the now-discredited allegation of Israel’s culpability for a strike at a Gaza hospital. Opponents of the measure said Tlaib’s comments fell well short of censure, with allies saying lawmakers were ganging up on her unfairly.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Celal, Tlaib, Israel, Critics, Tlaib’s “ Organizations: Getty, WASHINGTON —, American Locations: Anadolu, Mich, Israel, Gaza

The House passed a GOP-led resolution on Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over comments critical of Israel and in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war against Hamas. The vote was 234 to 188 with four Republicans voting against and 22 Democrats voting in support of the censure resolution. Both censure resolutions reference the chant. But those reports were contradicted by American intelligence, which subsequently concluded that the Israel Defense Forces were not responsible for the explosion. Greene’s resolution accuses Tlaib of “lying about Israel’s responsibility for the attack.”In a statement on the two censure resolutions, Tlaib said, “It’s a shame my colleagues are more focused on silencing me than they are on saving lives, as the death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000.

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☆ These 6 Republicans voted to sink a resolution censuring Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel — but it passed anyway
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Rashida Tlaib will face a censure vote Wednesday after a Democratic effort to quash it failed. Six House Republicans voted with Democrats, but attendance issues on the Democratic side allowed the resolution to move forward with a majority of votes anyway. Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois voted against tabling the resolution, while Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania — the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee — voted present. In the days since her last resolution failed, she has raged at the 23 Republicans who voted with Democrats to table it. AdvertisementAdvertisementHere are the six Republicans that voted against moving forward with the resolution:

Persons: Rashida, Marjorie Taylor, Tlaib, —, Brad Schneider, Illinois, Susan Wild of, Michigan Democrat who's, Rich McCormick, Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, Israel, Ministry's, Josh Gottheimer, Jared Moskowitz, Florida, Ritchie Torres Organizations: Democratic, Service, Six, Michigan Democrat, Ahli Baptist Hospital, New Locations: Michigan, Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, American, Israel, Georgia, Gaza, Ahli, New Jersey, New York

☆ House Censures Rashida Tlaib, Citing ‘River to the Sea’ Slogan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Kayla Guo | More About Kayla Guo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The House voted on Tuesday to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, formally rebuking the sole Palestinian American in Congress for her statements regarding the Israel-Hamas war. Four Republicans voted against censuring Ms. Tlaib, while one Democrat and three Republicans voted “present,” declining to take a position. After the gavel fell, Democratic lawmakers, mostly progressives, surrounded Ms. Tlaib on the floor and embraced her. Ms. Tlaib has been by far the most vocal member of Congress to do so. The debate pitted mainstream Democrats against the most progressive lawmakers in the House, many of them women of color who surrounded Ms. Tlaib on the floor as the censure was considered.

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☆ 'From the river to the sea:' What to know about the pro-Palestine slogan that's roiling American politics right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rep. Rashida Tlaib is facing condemnation for endorsing the phrase "from the river to the sea." Here's what you should know about the current controversy over the slogan — as well as its origins and contemporary use. Towards the end of that video, a crowd of pro-Palestine protestors in Michigan can be heard chanting the slogan. In other words, the slogan did originate as a call for the dismantling of Israel as a Jewish state. All of it, from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Jordan] River, and we are not here to apologize for this."

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