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Washington, Nov 7.- Republicans in the United States House of Representatives formally introduced two new resolutions to try to censure Democrat Rashida Tlaib, harassed for her opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Georgia Republican Congresswomen Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rich McCormick introduced the motions in an attempt to rebuke the Michigan Democrat for her outspoken criticism of the Israeli government.
Both privileged initiatives were filed through an accelerated legislative process that allows them to bypass the Lower House committees and requires action in the plenary session within two legislative days.
Last week the legislative body sank Greene's original censure effort against Tlaib and this time, in order to calm some critics and avoid failure, decided to tone down the language of her bill by referring to a pro-Palestine protest in the Capitol complex.
At first the legislator blamed Tlaib for being part of an insurrection, but changed the word to illegal occupation.
Democrats had immediately denounced the measure proposed by Greene for creating a false equivalence with the January 6, 2021 attack on the headquarters of the federal Congress in this capital and in a statement at the time they described the initiative as unhinged.
McCormick's action, which she announced in a speech on the House floor, formally reprimands Tlaib for promoting false narratives about the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7 and for calling for the destruction of the State of Israel.
On October 18, Jewish groups peacefully occupied the lobby of the Cannon House calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The vote to censure her failed after 23 Republicans (who are the majority in that chamber) sided with all Democrats to archive the procedure.
Greene included in her proposal the criteria that Tlaib made calling for peaceful coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis.
From the river to the sea is a call to freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence, not to death, destruction or hatred, the congresswoman stressed on X, formerly Twitter.
“My work and advocacy always focuses on justice and dignity for all people, regardless of faith or ethnicity,” she added.
For Greene, these statements were like calls for the genocide of our great friend and ally Israel.
The terrorist Tlaib should be expelled, but let's see if we can at least censure her, he said.
More than a dozen House Democrats, including her, signed a resolution last month backing a ceasefire in Gaza. (PL) (Photo taken from the Internet)
