Tlaib, Bush criticized by Democrats over statements calling for end to Israel support

Rep. Rashida Tlaib released a statement mourning the loss of lives in Gaza and Israel.

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The Palestinian-American Congresswoman also asked for an end to "the occupation" of Palestine.

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Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.) are facing criticism from fellow Democrats over weekend statements

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which they each labeled Israel as an apartheid state and called for the U.S. to end funding to the nation,

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Tlaib said she continues to “grieve the Palestinian and Israeli lives lost yesterday, today, and every day,” before calling

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dismantling the apartheid system that creates the suffocating, dehumanizing conditions that can lead to resistance.” She has

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previously criticized the Israeli government and had denounced a House resolution supporting Israel in a floor speech in July

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