To say that the chant is antisemitic is an understatement. It’s actually genocidal. Destroying Israel utterly, from the river to the sea, would result in the deaths of millions of Jews. There is no other legitimate way to see this chant.
“House resolution condemning ‘From the River to the Sea’ chant as antisemitic passes with 44 opposed,” by Elizabeth Elkind, Fox News, April 16, 2024:
The House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning a pro-Palestinian activist chant as antisemitic on Tuesday – but 43 Democrats and one Republican voted against it.
A House GOP-led resolution introduced by Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., to formally criticize the use of the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” passed in a 377 to 44 vote.
As has been the case with most issues surrounding Israel, the measure split the Democratic Party, with progressives bucking their more traditional colleagues in their criticism of the longstanding U.S. ally.
Progressive “Squad” Democrats were among those to vote against it, including Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.; Cori Bush, D-Mo., as well as House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.
One Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted against the measure as well. Fox News Digital reached out to his office for comment….
“From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate. My work and advocacy is always centered in justice and dignity for all people no matter faith or ethnicity,” Tlaib said at the time.
bagsgroove says
That Tlaib sure knows her taqquiya . Don’t believe anything a desert snake says. It speaks with a forked tongue !
maria says
she and the whole squad are massmurderers and should be hanged like the nazis were after WWII
somehistory says
the usual suspects….creeps, liars, supporters of terror…and why did massie go along with it? He’s said some other things that seem wrong to some of us.
r. tlaib tries to wriggle around the Truth, but her words are just more lies. She’s a cowardly snake, biting and hissing and then scurrying away when confronted.
And she committed fraud….which is a crime….to get elected. She listed her address on the legal forms as being one in the ‘district’ when she didn’t actually live in that district at that address. It was the home of her father who said his daughter did not live there. That’s fraud.
and so are her lies about working for ‘all’ to have ‘dignity,’ fraud. She runs her mouth for mozlums, and mozlums only.
Vera Levy says
Rashida Talib has very close ties to Hamas and is as well funded by Hamas!!
Terrorist organization in the Democratic Party
If you search you will find out there are many articles about this, which has been until now ignored
Ilhan Omar is as well supported by Hamas. All her campaigns are.
Wake up America, you have so many enemies inside your country
OLD GUY says
Unfortunately you are correct the enemy is now within our government and entering our country through an open border policy. BAD BADS ARE COMING!
somehistory says
Yes, I have been fully aware of this fact for years. No need for me to search, although some others who have not been long on this site may wish to.
Ian says
I find the expression abhorrent, but should it not be protected as free speech? While it smacks of genocidal intent, mere words should not be banned. If they were, what speech would be banned next?
Vera levy says
This is your problem Americans, Rashida Talib has a video on memri.com where she is posing in public in Michigan with Hamas members
Hate speech is not free speech get that in your head
jerry glenn says
And who defines “hate speech”?
somehistory says
as a non-American, perhaps you do not understand our “free speech” Laws.
somehistory says
The thing is, the *resolution* was “condemning” the phrase because of its meaning. There is no “ban” on the speech. Just that the speech is “condemned” for its meaning.
That is a huge difference. the mozlums and their supporters in hatred for the Jews and for Israel can continue to say it.
Just as we here can say how much we hate islam and its putrid evil.
Wellington says
The despicable “Squad” is a traitor to America. Anyone averring otherwise is a fool at best, a complicit traitor at worst.
But there is an even larger matter here and it is this: The fact that the “Squad” and so many others who sympathize with this putrid group are members of the Democratic Party points to the “ultimate problem,” i.e., the Democratic Party of the USA has become the single greatest enemy of America, more than the disgusting Islamic world or repressive regimes like Russia and China or the menace to America which is the constant dysfunctional nature of Latin America—or anything else. I have noted this “matter” at JW many times and I will continue to note it and why I contend ANYONE still remaining a registered Democrat is effectively an enemy of the USA.
Massive defection from the Democratic Party is an imperative. This would go a long way to reducing the influence of this greatest of threats. One by now knows this or should know this. So tired of those who don’t. Such people have run out of excuses.
maria says
Yes, it is the best way
somehistory says
“House bill aims to condemn ‘Hinduphobia’ but draws concern from progressive groups”
It’s no wonder the country is in such a mess.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/house-bill-aims-to-condemn-hinduphobia-but-draws-concern-from-progressive-groups/ar-BB1lO6TN?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=839809d6ae60467eb4a7f630e86644de&ei=56
Kevin Kraemer says
The vote should have been unanimous. Now, vote out those who want to eliminate Israel off the face of the earth from office. They have shown us who their masters really are, and it is not “We the People”!
The Istanbulian says
From the sea to the river
Jews no longer quiver
somehistory says
OT
Watching a movie on a True story from WWII
Gregory Peck
“The Scarlet and the Black”
Warnings for us today.
https://tubitv.com/movies/476189/the-scarlet-and-the-black
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I will comment only on Thomas Massie’s vote against this bill. While I understand the Libertarian argument about free speech, but this vote was a vote to condemn Tlaib’s statement, not outlaw it
I am dismayed at this anti-Semitic undertone of people like Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie & some others on the Right. Just when it looks like we Republicans have a golden opportunity to win over more of the Jewish vote, these clowns step in and sabotage that trend. What’s even more infuriating is that they happen to be so right on other issues, be it Ukraine, China, the disintegration of our cities, the open borders, the LGBTQIA2S+ movement and so on. I do hope that those cretins follow the example of Pat Buchanan in 2000 and just leave the GOP. I’d prefer the Dems to have the monopoly on anti-Semitism
somehistory says
i.elmi’s daughter was arrested for her part in an unauthorized encampment on the grounds of Columbia U.
“Rashida Tlaib says colleges punishing anti-Israel students protesting ‘genocide’: ‘It’s appalling'”
“U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, criticized American universities on Thursday for responding to anti-Israel protests on campuses across the country where protesters have engaged in antisemitic behavior.
“From UM to Vanderbilt to USC to Columbia, students across our country are being retaliated against for using their constitutional rights to protest genocide. It’s appalling,” Tlaib wrote on X in response to a post by Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.”
Israel is not committing genocide…that’s the hamas side of things; the side of iran, hezbollah, houthis and even Russia. They are the ones trying to commit genocide against the Jews.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rashida-tlaib-says-colleges-punishing-anti-israel-students-protesting-genocide-it-s-appalling/ar-AA1ngEO9?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=0fbce5c8ba8a452298ccd10f806af1ab&ei=74