Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who continues the military conflict in the Gaza Strip, is a “genocidal maniac.” transmits Fox News. In his opinion, American lawmakers should not support a Jewish leader.
“Every member of Congress who meets with Netanyahu supports a war criminal. We will never forget this,” Tlaib said.
He added that the United States should stop financing the conflict in the Middle East because in doing so it only supports war and genocide. Tlaib emphasized that she called on Americans not to stop talking about Palestine.
On October 7, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. Against this background, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
The IDF’s intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on hundreds of militant targets in the Gaza Strip, and the country’s National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, goods, electricity and fuel supplies to the region.
Previously Netanyahu rejected requests Israeli intelligence services will discuss the plan to control the Gaza Strip.