Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib refused to apologize Wednesday for saying on Tuesday that Israel is to blame for the hospital explosion that day in Gaza, an accusation that sparked political backlash against her from Republicans as Israel denies fault.

Tlaib joined thousands of protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during a solidarity rally hosted by the left-leaning group Jewish Voice for Peace at the National Mall. She was visibly emotional, at times pausing her speech to openly weep and criticizing lawmakers who have not backed a ceasefire resolution.

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    Edit: correction, more bombs dropped in 1 year of the war

    Israel has dropped more bombs in this latest “offensive” than in the US did in the entire war in Afghanistan.

    More restraint my hole.

    Also Israel has no right to preemptive self defence because this level of damage and the threat Israel faces would not meet the Caroline test.

    Palestine has the right to resist occupation under the Geneva convention but I don’t see any Zionists making sure that right isn’t trampled on.

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      Israel has dropped more bombs in this latest “offensive” than in the US did in the entire war in Afghanistan.

      I believe the bomb count is not the entire Afghanistan, but any given year of the Afghanistan war iirc that being discussed on PBS News Hour last night.

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      If zionists cared about human rights, they wouldn’t be trying to re-settle the “holy” land

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      A figure you chose specifically because it sounds extreme. What matters is not the amount of bombs, as you well know, but the damage inflicted with those bombs. If you have to resort to extremities to make your point, do you really have a point worth making?

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      you’re right, there should be no preemptive self defense, they should wait for hamas to slaughter hundreds and hundreds of their citizens before bombing anyone.