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WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A vote to expel Republican lawmaker George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives failed on Wednesday when fewer than two-thirds of the chamber supported the resolution, preserving Republicans' narrow 221-212 majority. The former treasurer for Santos' campaign pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 to a conspiracy charge for inflating fundraising numbers. Republican lawmakers from Santos' state of New York said last month they would introduce a resolution to expel Santos, but the move was delayed by weeks when the House was leaderless following the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. [1/4]U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) reacts after his Congressional colleagues voted not to expel him from the House, after he was indicted on 23 federal corruption charges, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 1, 2023. The House Ethics Committee has also said it is looking into allegations involving Santos.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, New York, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Johnson, McCarthy, Julia Nikhinson, Anthony D'Esposito, Rashida Tlaib, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tlaib, Greene, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, U.S, U.S . Rep, Capitol, REUTERS, White, Democratic, U.S . Capitol, Thomson Locations: York, New York City, Santos, New, Washington , U.S, COVID, Nazi Germany

☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, crisis in Gaza, crowds gather at Rafah crossing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A Palestinian-American man stuck inside Gaza has urged the United States to intervene in the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to a social media post by a US congresswoman. “The voices of those who on the ground in Gaza need to be heard now more than ever,” congresswoman Tlaib’s Instagram post said. Paul Sancya/APFirst evacuees: On Wednesday, injured Palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals started crossing from Gaza into Egypt through the Rafah crossing. They included more than 360 foreign passport holders, many of them Palestinian dual nationals, an Egyptian government official told CNN. US citizens are were among the initial group of foreign nationals to leave, the US State Department said, without giving details on the numbers.

Persons: Zakaria Alarayshi, Rashida, “, Joe, Biden, ” Alarayshi, That's, Laila Alarayshi, ”, Tlaib’s Instagram, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Sancya Organizations: CNN, US Department of State, US Department of Defense, AP, US State Department Locations: Gaza, United States, Israel, Michigan, Dearborn , Michigan, Rafah, Detroit , Michigan, Egypt

☆ A Republican congressman compares Palestinian civilians to Nazis on the House floor
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A GOP representative compared Palestinian civilians to Nazis in a speech on the House floor. More than 8,000 Palestinian civilians have been reported killed in less than a month by the Israeli military. AdvertisementAdvertisementSpeaking on the House floor on Wednesday, a Republican congressman compared Palestinian civilians to Nazis. Mast equated Palestinian civilians to civilians of World War II-era Nazi Germany weeks after Hamas terrorists launched a large-scale coordinated attack against Israel, leading to more than 1,400 Israeli civilian deaths. "I think when we look at this as a whole, I would encourage the other side to not so lightly throw around the idea of innocent Palestinian civilians," Mast said.

Persons: —, Brian Mast, Florida who's, Mast, Rashida, Marjorie Taylor Greene's, censuring Tlaib, Greene, Chip Roy, Colonel Sanders, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Mike Johnson Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, Rep, US Army, Israeli Defense Force, Capitol, Republicans, Democratic, Reps, Biden Administration Locations: Florida, Nazi Germany, Israel, Gaza, Afghanistan, of Israel, Palestine

☆ MTG clashes with conservative Republican over Tlaib censure vote, calling him 'Colonel Sanders,' and drags Lauren Boebert into it by bringing up her 'vaping groping' incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Greene is angry that Rep. Chip Roy of Texas opposed her effort to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) November 1, 2023Twenty-three Republicans, including Roy, voted against the resolution moving forward. Her conduct is unbecoming of a member of Congress and certainly worthy of condemnation - if not censure," Roy said in a statement after his vote. "However, tonight's feckless resolution to censure Tlaib was deeply flawed and made legally and factually unverified claims, including the claim of leading an 'insurrection'." Talib said Greene's resolution was "deeply Islamophobic" and made clear she would not change her approach.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, Chip Roy, Texas, Rashida Tlaib, Roy, Colonel Sanders, —, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz's, Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 ( Organizations: Republican, Unity Party, Service, Democratic, Republicans, Congress, — Locations: Georgia, Texas, California

☆ Reid Hoffman-backed PAC may fund primary campaign against progressives Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mehlhorn told CNBC that he recently approached the heads of the Mainstream Democrats PAC about the idea of backing a primary effort against the two progressive House lawmakers. "I have been asking them [Mainstream Democrats PAC] if there is any possibility of ousting the most extreme members of Congress, and I have been asking about Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib," Mehlhorn said on Wednesday. The possible primary fight would be the latest election cycle that the Mainstream Democrats PAC has moved against candidates from within the Democratic Party. The Mainstream Democrats PAC helped defeat some progressive Democrats during the 2022 congressional midterms, according to data from the nonpartisan OpenSecrets. The Democratic Majority for Israel's nonprofit donated $500,000 to the Mainstream Democrats PAC last year, according to an FEC record.

Persons: Reid Hoffman, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, Dmitri Mehlhorn, Mehlhorn, Bush, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Rashida, Hoffman, it's, Deborah Simon, Mel Simon, Daniel Benton, Paul Finnegan, Wesley Bell, Sen, Josh Hawley, Tlaib, Nina Turner, Shontel Brown, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros Organizations: LinkedIn, CNBC, Mainstream Democrats PAC, New York Democratic, Mainstream, PAC, Mainstream Democrats, Democratic Party, Democrats, Commission, FEC, Simon Property Group, Rep, Democratic, Israel Locations: New York City, U.S, Gaza, Louis, Ohio, Texas, Israel

☆ US House blocks rebuke of Tlaib over Israeli-Palestinian rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced the resolution on Oct. 26, accusing Tlaib of "antisemitic activity, sympathizing with terrorist organizations, and leading an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Complex." Greene's resolution refers to a peaceful demonstration in a House office building, during which hundreds of protesters were arrested. The corruption charges against Santos also include reporting a false $500,000 campaign loan and lying to the House about his assets. The former treasurer for Santos' campaign pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 to a conspiracy charge for inflating fundraising numbers. "Mr. Santos is a stain on this institution and not fit to serve his constituents in the House of Representatives," Anthony D'Esposito, one of the House Republican lawmakers behind the resolution, said on the House floor.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Sam Bankman, Sarah, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tlaib, Greene, George Santos, Santos, New York, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Johnson, McCarthy, Mr, Anthony D'Esposito, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft Organizations: U.S, . House Financial, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S . House, Representatives, Democratic, Republican, U.S . Capitol, Republicans, White, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, COVID, Nazi Germany, York, New York City, Santos, New

☆ These House Republicans voted to sink Marjorie Taylor Greene's censure resolution accusing Rashida Tlaib of 'leading an insurrection'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to censure Rashida Tlaib for "leading an insurrection." Several Republicans joined Democrats to table Greene's resolution. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib has failed — in major part thanks to her home-state Republican colleagues. On Wednesday, a majority of the Republican-led House voted to table the Georgia Republican's censure resolution, which accused the Michigan Democrat of being antisemitic, sympathizing with terrorists, and "leading an insurrection." Here are the 23 Republicans who voted to table Greene's resolution:

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rashida Tlaib, Tlaib, —, Marjorie Taylor Greene's, Greene, Peace — Organizations: Palestine, Republicans, Democrats, Service, Republican, Michigan Democrat, Palestinian, American, Capitol, Jewish, Peace, Cannon, Michigan Republicans Locations: Georgia, Michigan, Israel

☆ Mike Johnson tests his new power with risky gambit on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —New House Speaker Mike Johnson is already tying Washington in new partisan knots. Johnson surprises by picking Israel funding as his first test of credibilityJohnson’s hard ball play on Israel funding came as a surprise given that some of the urgency for ending the speakership impasse last week was to swiftly clear a funding package following the Hamas attacks. The Biden administration on Tuesday formally threatened to veto the House GOP’s standalone Israel aid bill. The inclusion of the offsets could indicate that Johnson needs to placate his most hardline members even to pass a measure as popular as Israel funding. Some other Senate conservatives are also at odds with their leader, backing the decoupling of Israel and Ukraine aid.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden’s, Mitch McConnell, McCarthy, McConnell, Johnson, ” Beth Sanner, “, Biden, ” Sanner, Johnson’s, ’, Jared Moskowitz, ”, “ I’m, Marjorie Taylor Greene of, Rashida, Greene, George Santos, McConnell –, Donald Trump, –, Vladimir Putin, don’t, Rand Paul, he’s, ” Paul, CNN’s Manu Raju, Chuck Schumer, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Putin, ‘ I’m Organizations: CNN, New, Washington, Republican, Republicans, stoke, Internal Revenue, GOP, Louisiana Republican, Democratic, Senate, National Intelligence, Central ”, White, Israel, National Republican, Extreme, Democrats, Jewish Democrat, “, GOP Rep, Democratic Rep, Democrat, New York Rep, titans, Taiwan, New York Democrat, US, NATO Locations: Israel, Louisiana, Ukraine, China, Russia, Washington, Gaza, Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Palestinian American, Michigan, Kyiv, Kentucky, United States, Moscow, Iran, Tehran, Baltic

In an open letter entitled "2023 Ceasefire Ultimatum," the Muslim leaders pledged to mobilize Muslim voters to "withhold endorsement, support, or votes for any candidate who endorses the Israeli offensive against the Palestinian people." Muslim Americans in Minnesota, where Biden plans to visit on Wednesday, last week issued a similar ceasefire ultimatum, with a noon Tuesday deadline. Although a self-described Zionist president, Biden has appointed more Arab Americans and Muslims to political posts than any predecessor, as well as the first two Muslim federal judges. Around 70% of Muslim Americans backed Biden in 2020, Hussein said. Ahmet Tekelioglu, executive director of CAIR in Philadelphia, said Muslim Americans in the state were calling for an immediate ceasefire but he was not aware of plans to set a deadline.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Joe Biden's, Biden, Keith Ellison, Andre Carson of, Benjamin Netanyahu, John Kirby, Rashida Tlaib, Jaylani Hussein, Hussein, Ahmet Tekelioglu, Andrea Shalal, Andrew Hay, Heather Timmons, Howard Goller Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, White, REUTERS, Rights, Democratic Party, National Muslim Democratic Council, Former U.S, Congress, Israel, Palestinian, Twitter, Sacramento Valley Council, Islamic Relations, CAIR, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Gaza, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Israel, Andre Carson of Indiana, Gaza . U.S, Minnesota, Palestine, Sacramento, Wisconsin , Ohio, Michigan , Ohio, Wisconsin, Philadelphia, Washington, New Mexico

☆ Primary Battles Brew Over Progressive Democrats’ Stances on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | More About Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

And progressive organizations are girding for possible challenges to Representatives Cori Bush of Missouri, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and others, funded from the deep pockets of AIPAC and other pro-Israel groups. “They spent a historic amount of money to intervene, and try and buy primaries in 2022,” said Usamah Andrabi, spokesman for Justice Democrats, the liberal insurgent group that helped elect many of the progressives now on the primary target list. “I think we will see a doubling and tripling down, because no one in the Democratic leadership is trying to stop them.”Officially, AIPAC is neutral for now. Progressive Democrats like Ms. Lee have other constituents to consider, including progressive Jews who remain by her side. Ms. Lee said Jews were “10 percent of our district, but we also have Muslim, Arab, Palestinian constituents who are afraid for their families and their lives.”

Persons: George Latimer, Jamaal Bowman, Eliot Engel, Cori Bush of, Rashida, “, ”, Usamah Andrabi, Marshall Wittmann, Bowman, Lee, ” Waleed Shahid, Biden, Avigail Oren Organizations: Westchester County, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Justice Democrats, Democratic, AIPAC, Israel, Progressive Locations: New York, Westchester, Cori Bush of Missouri, Michigan, Israel, Gaza, Pittsburgh

In remarks before a gathering of Jewish Republicans in Las Vegas, Ms. Haley highlighted remarks by Mr. Trump criticizing Israeli intelligence and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as weak just days after the attack. We have no time for personal vendettas,” she told the crowd of nearly 1,500 donors, activists and officials. The annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition has become perhaps the highest-profile gathering of the Republican primary season, taking on greater urgency after Hamas’s attack on Israel three weeks ago. Support for Israel unifies a broad coalition of Republican voters and officials, including foreign policy hawks, business leaders and evangelical Christians. Over a Shabbat dinner on Friday night, several Republican officials pledged their support for Israel and the Jewish people before an audience of 1,500 donors, activists and officials.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald J, Trump, Haley, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s, ”, Biden, Mike Pence —, “ It’s, Abraham, Mike Johnson, Israel unifies, Joe Lombardo, America’s, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, David Kustoff, Israel, Rick Scott of Florida Organizations: United Nations, Jewish Republicans, “, Abraham Accords, United Arab, Israel, Republican Jewish Coalition, Republican, ”, Saturday, Democratic, Mr Locations: Las Vegas, America, Israel, Jerusalem, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Nevada, Tennessee

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican presidential candidates professed their strong support for Israel on Saturday as they addressed an influential Republican Jewish group during a campaign stop that coincided with Israel’s stepped-up offensive in the war against Hamas and included the exit of a high-profile contender from the 2024 race. Israel has targeted the Palestinian enclave with airstrikes and cut off power and communications as it mounts an operation against the militant group. But this year's summit comes as Israel has been plunged in crisis and put on war footing. The organization's longtime benefactor, billionaire casino mogul and GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson, became a big backer of Trump and implored coalition members to support Trump in 2016. In their remarks, most of the candidates pledged robust support for Israel.

Persons: Israel’s, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Pence, Joe Biden, “, ” Trump, . Sen, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Scott, ” Ramaswamy, Israel —, waring, Trump, Chris Christie, Sheldon Adelson, Adelson, Miriam Adelson, Biden, Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, ” Scott, Rashida Tlaib Organizations: LAS VEGAS, — Republican, Israel, Republican, America, Trump, Democratic, Republican Jewish Coalition, Constitution, White, ., Hamas, Republicans, Las, Jewish, Former New Jersey Gov, Florida Gov, Americans, U.S . Rep, Palestinian American Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S, United States, Vegas, Palestinian, Iran, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Biden’s Israel Ties Rooted in Long Career: ‘From His Gut to His Heart to His Head’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Peter Baker | More About Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Of all of them, he said Mr. Biden’s ties to Israel appeared strongest. Recalling that day in 2002 when Mr. Biden made a point of showing up during the second intifada, or Palestinian uprising, Mr. Ross said, “It was so poignant. But Mr. Biden’s “rock solid and unwavering support” for Israel, as he has described it, is born of a different era of politics. Aides said Mr. Biden’s public embrace of Mr. Netanyahu gives him the ability to influence him in private. But Mr. Biden traces his interest to childhood conversations with his father, who described the horrors of the Holocaust over dinner.

Persons: “, ”, Ross, Biden’s, Biden, Mr, Blinken, Israel —, ” Mr, I’ve, ” Shalom Lipner, Lipner, “ He’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, Rashida Tlaib, Netanyahu, it’s, Jonah Blank, he’s, Tony Soprano, Eddie Jacobson, Harry Truman, Israel “, Valerie Biden Owens Organizations: Mr, Israel, West Bank, Congressional Democrats Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Gaza, Michigan, Delaware

DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) — Many of Michigan's top Democrats, including Gov. In Dearborn, which borders Detroit, nearly half of the roughly 110,000 residents claim Arab ancestry. Among them were a who's who of Michigan Democrats, including Whitmer, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, two U.S. House members, the secretary of state and the state attorney general. In Congress, the war has forced Democrats back to a familiar place where the establishment’s history of unconditional loyalty to Israel is being tested. She has been widely criticized by members of both parties — including fellow Michigan Democrats — who say she hasn't explicitly faulted Hamas for the Oct. 7 attack.

Persons: Gretchen Whitmer, “, Chai, Michigan's, we’ve, Adam Abusalah, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Whitmer, Sen, Gary Peters, Israel ”, ” Robyn Lederman, Puder, ”, Nasser Beydoun, Peters, Garlin Gilchrist, “ They're, ” Beydoun, Abraham Aiyash, Jeremy Moss, Moss, Rashida, Michigan Democrats —, “ It’s, Samantha Woll, they’ve, they've, Alabas Farhat, ___ Fernando, Farnoush Amiri Organizations: Israel, U.S, Michigan, Democrats, Wayne County, Detroit, House, Associated Press, West Bloomfield Hills, Democratic, Dearborn ., Democratic U.S, Senate, Gov, Democrat, U.S . Rep, Palestinian American, West Bank, Michigan Democrats, Police, Rep, AP, Washington , D.C Locations: DEARBORN , Michigan, Michigan's, Detroit, Israel, Dearborn, Gaza, Wayne County, Hamtramck, Wayne, Southfield, U.S, “ In Michigan, West, Israeli, United States, Lebanon, Yemen, Michigan, North Carolina , Ohio , Wisconsin, California, Dearborn's, Arab, “, Chicago, Washington ,

☆ These 16 lawmakers did not vote for a House resolution supporting Israel after the Hamas attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The House passed a resolution in support of Israel in the wake of the Hamas attack. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution in support of Israel by an overwhelmingly 412-10-6 margin following the October 7 attack by Hamas. Over a dozen progressive Democrats — and one Republican — voted "nay" or "present." The bipartisan resolution, drafted by Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas and Democratic Rep. Greg Meeks of New York, is a largely symbolic gesture. Furthermore, several progressives have described Israel as an "apartheid state," a description also employed by several international human rights organizations.

Persons: Mike Johnson, —, Republican —, Mike Johnson of, Michael McCaul of, Greg Meeks, Israel, Waleed Shahid, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Thomas Massie, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Andre Carson, Al Green, Summer Lee, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Delia Ramirez, Rashida Organizations: —, Service, Republican, Republican Rep, Democratic, Justice, Vermont, New York Rep, Missouri Rep, Indiana Rep, Texas Rep, Pennsylvania Rep, Kentucky Rep, Cortez of New York Rep, Minnesota Rep, Illinois Rep Locations: Israel, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Michael McCaul of Texas, New York, States, Gaza, Kentucky, Missouri, Alexandria, Cortez of, Minnesota, Michigan

Biden has literally, and figuratively, wrapped Netanyahu in a warm embrace since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Biden himself told reporters on his way back from Israel that he had a “long talk” with Israeli officials “about what the alternatives are” to a possible extended ground operation. “At the same time ... Netanyahu and I discussed again yesterday the critical need for Israel to operate by the laws of war. That was followed by more than a dozen lawmakers introducing a resolution urging the Biden administration to call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire. Biden administration officials, meanwhile, in their interactions with their Israeli counterparts have witnessed trauma — and rage — that is palpable.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, he'd, Netanyahu, Bibi, ”, He's, Netanyahu “, “ We’re, ” Biden, Antony Blinken, Delia Ramirez, Summer Lee of, Michigan —, Blinken, Ilhan Omar, Omar, Israel, “, ” Josh Paul, Biden’s, Gazans Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Israel, Democratic Party, Democratic, Delia Ramirez of Illinois, West Bank, Rep, Ministry, State Department's Bureau, Political, Military Affairs, State Department, U.S Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Gaza, Israeli, U.S, Ukraine, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Delia Ramirez of, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Afghanistan, Rafah, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, United States

[1/3] In half a century of public life, U.S. President Joe Biden has demonstrated unwavering support for Israel. Biden, who is of Irish Catholic descent, has used similar words in the past to profess his affinity for Israel. U.S. and regional sources have expressed doubt that Israel, which vows to destroy Hamas, has yet crafted an endgame. As vice president, Biden often mediated the testy relationship between Obama and Netanyahu. "Whenever things were getting out of hand with Israel, Biden was the bridge," said Ross, now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Aaron David Miller, Barack, Golda Meir, Obama, Dennis Ross, Obama's, Ross, Israel, Lindsey Graham, Graham, Rashida Tlaib, Khaled Elgindy, Matt Spetalnick, Jeff Mason, Steve Holland, Patricia Zengerle, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: Israeli, Hamas, U.S, Irish Catholic, Israel, Democratic, Republican, Reuters, Democratic Party, Nazi, U.S ., Senate, Washington Institute for Near, Republican U.S, Republicans, American, Younger, ., Middle East Institute, Thomson Locations: U.S, Israel, Tel Aviv, WASHINGTON, Gaza, Palestinian, Irish, East, East Jerusalem, Iran, America, Washington

But those reports are now at odds with initial American intelligence, which subsequently concluded that the Israel Defense Forces were not responsible for the explosion. The dispute has laid bare long-standing and increasingly passionate disagreements among congressional Democrats over the party’s relationship with Israel – and, now, how to position the party as the deadly conflict in Israel and Gaza escalates. “That’s a vile position to take,” Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told CNN, suggesting that Tlaib should review intelligence made available to House members. “That’s what’s been really painful – just continue to watch people think it’s OK to bomb a hospital, where children,” Tlaib said. “It’s truly disturbing that Members of Congress rushed to blame Israel for the hospital tragedy in Gaza,” Fetterman wrote.

Persons: Rashida, Israel, Israel –, Joe Biden, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ro Khanna, “, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jared Moskowitz, Hakeem Jeffries ’, Ilhan Omar, Jeffries, Biden, Israel’s, “ That’s what’s, ” Tlaib, ‘, we’re, ”, we’ve, Tlaib, Pennsylvania Sen, John Fetterman, ” Fetterman, Omar, –, Steny Hoyer, ” Hoyer, Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, it’s, Nancy Pelosi, Cori Bush, ” Bush Organizations: CNN, Democrats, Capitol, Michigan Rep, Israel Defense Forces, Israel, New York Rep, California Democrat, ”, Minnesota, Michigan Democrat, Democrat, intel, Pennsylvania, Democratic, Maryland Democrat, Progressives, House Democratic Caucus, Missouri Rep Locations: Gaza, Israel, Alexandria, California, Palestinian American, ” Florida, Florida, Tlaib, Michigan, United States, “, Maryland, Massachusetts

☆ Biden’s Response to Israeli War Meets Centrist Praise and Liberal Anger
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | More About Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

He pleaded with the Israelis not to overreact, as he said the United States did after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Mr. Biden’s speech comes as his political coalition has begun to fray over the Israeli conflict. “I am grateful to have @POTUS thoughtful leadership in this moment,” Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri wrote on social media. “Joe Biden flew into a war zone to stand with Israel,” Mr. Auchincloss said late Wednesday. “Trump wouldn’t even visit a cemetery of American war dead.” (Mr. Trump, in 2018, canceled a planned trip to a French cemetery, and his aides cited the rainy weather.)

Persons: Biden, Israel —, “, Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri, Steny Hoyer, Biden “, Richard Haass, Jake Auchincloss, Donald J, Trump, “ Joe Biden, ” Mr, Auchincloss, “ Trump, ”, Cori Bush, André Carson, Pope Francis, Rashida Tlaib, Jerry Nadler, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ilhan Omar, Omar, Dilawar Syed, Wadea, ’, Josh Paul, Biden administration’s Organizations: Democratic, Progressives, Democrats, Maryland, Foreign Relations, Biden, Liberal Democrats, Gaza, Capitol, Florida, Small Business Administration, Department Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Tel Aviv, United States, Gaza, America, Massachusetts, Missouri, André Carson of Indiana, Michigan, York, Minnesota, Chicago

☆ Hilton cancels Palestinian conference in Texas amid Israel-Hamas conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Hilton hotel in Houston, Texas has canceled a conference scheduled for next week hosted by the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights amid mounting violence between Israel and Hamas. The hotel cited “escalating security concerns” as the reason for the cancellation. “Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria serves as a place of public accommodation and does not endorse the positions of third-party groups or organizations. The safety and security of our Team Members and guests is our top priority,” a Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. Further, canceling the conference because of our organization’s political positions goes against our First Amendment rights,” said USCPR executive director Ahmad Abuznaid.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Linda Sarsour, “ Hilton, “, USCPR, Hilton, ”, Ahmad Abuznaid, Tlaib Organizations: CNN, Hilton, US, Palestinian, Hamas, Galleria, Team Locations: Houston , Texas, Israel, Michigan, “ Hilton Houston, Palestine

☆ Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib denounces Biden for 'your war' after a hospital in Gaza was struck
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday called out President Biden over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Tlaib has said in recent days that the administration has not enough to protect Palestinian Americans. The strike could be the deadliest blast so far in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Your war and destruction only approach has opened my eyes and many Palestinian Americans and Muslims Americans like me," she continued. "From the beginning, they did not make moves to protect Palestinian Americans."

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Biden, Tlaib, —, Joe Biden, Biden — who's, Michigan Democrat —, Antony Blinken, Daniel Hagari, Israel Organizations: Service, Michigan Democrat, Ahli Baptist Hospital, Baptist Hospital, Palestinian, Biden Administration, Associated Press, Democratic Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Palestinian American, Ahli, Israeli

☆ Gaza hospital strike upends Biden's high-stakes trip to Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] U.S. President Joe Biden walks as he departs Joint Base Andrews for a high-stakes visit to Israel, in Maryland, U.S., October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's already fraught trip to the Middle East was completely upended after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a strike on a Gaza hospital on Tuesday. After the strike, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas quickly canceled a planned meeting with Biden, then Jordan's King Abdullah canceled a summit that was supposed to bring Biden together with Egyptian and Palestinian leaders. It was unclear what he could accomplish in the wake of the hospital strike, conflicting reports about responsibility, and the cancellation of the summit in Jordan. "Biden's visit was meant to underline that the U.S. has a grip on the situation.

Persons: Joe Biden, Base Andrews, Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden's, Mahmoud Abbas, Biden, King Abdullah, Richard Gowan, U.N, ” Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jordan's King Abdullah, Abdel Fattah al, Abbas, Rashida Tlaib, Steve Holland, Michelle Nichols, Matt Spetalnick, Heather Timmons, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Base, REUTERS, Rights, White, Washington, Crisis, Israeli, U.S, American, Democrat, Palestinian, Council, Islamic Relations, Thomson Locations: Israel, Maryland, U.S, East, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Jordan, Jordanian, Amman, Egypt

☆ Biden has 'tough questions' for Netanyahu, Gaza strike upends Israel trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

After his meetings in Israel, Biden had planned to travel to Jordan for meetings with Arab leaders, but that stop was canceled after the strike on the hospital which Palestinian officials blamed on Israel and Israel blamed on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. "He'll be asking some tough questions, he'll be asking them as a friend, as a true friend of Israel, but he'll be asking some questions of them," Kirby said. Kirby declined to specify the nature of the questions Biden intended to ask beyond "what their plans are going forward." [1/4]U.S. President Joe Biden walks as he departs Joint Base Andrews for a high-stakes visit to Israel, in Maryland, U.S., October 17, 2023. It was unclear what he could accomplish in the wake of the hospital strike, conflicting reports about responsibility, and the cancellation of the summit in Jordan.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Netanyahu, John Kirby, he'll, Kirby, Base Andrews, Evelyn Hockstein, Richard Gowan, U.N, ” Biden, Jordan's King Abdullah, Abdel Fattah al, Mahmoud Abbas, Abbas, Rashida Tlaib, Steve Holland, Michelle Nichols, Matt Spetalnick, Jeff Mason, Cynthia Osterman, Stephen Coates Organizations: AIR FORCE ONE, Islamic, Air Force, Base, REUTERS, Washington, Crisis, Israeli, U.S, American, Palestinian, Democrat, Council, Islamic Relations, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Jordan, Tel Aviv, United States, Maryland, U.S, Amman, Egypt

☆ The difficult task of verifying truth in a war zone, especially now
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A report of "40 beheaded babies" in Israel made the rounds last week as journalists worked to verify it. AdvertisementAdvertisementLast week, I was watching CNN and heard a someone describing the Hamas attacks on a kibbutz referencing 40 beheaded babies. The i24news' online story references "40 babies and young children" taken out on gurneys from the town of Kfar Aza. "I just wanted to clarify that I did not tweet 40 babies had been beheaded. Clearly fed up with the mess, BBC's Sardarizadeh, wrote on X, "War is not a game for retweets and likes on social media."

Persons: Claire Atkinson, —, Cooper, Nic Robertson, Robertson, Rashida, Kfar Aza, Marc Owen Jones, JK, Bel, Anna Botting, hadn't, Justin Peden, Sardarizadeh, Elon, Elon Musk, Thierry Breton, Musk, BBC's Sardarizadeh, Rupert Murdoch, She's, Atkinson Organizations: Media, Service, CNN, Fox, Fox News, The Independent, Sky News, Comcast, Times, The Media Locations: Israel, Kfar, Gaza

☆ Humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians should be included in Biden's emergency funding package for Israel, over 50 Democratic lawmakers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A group of Democratic lawmakers called for Biden to ensure humanitarian aid for both Israelis and Palestinians. Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed since Hamas' terrorist attacks and Israel's subsequent declaration of war against the militant group. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the war between Israel and militant group Hamas continues, support is growing for the US to get humanitarian aid to Palestinian and Israeli civilians being harmed in the conflict. Israel formally declared war last week after Hamas attacked several towns in southern Israel, and since then, the death toll has been mounting. —Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) October 16, 2023The White House did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on whether it will include humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in its emergency funding request.

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