Twenty-two Democrats joined most Republicans in the rebuke of Ms. Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, accusing her of calling for the destruction of Israel.
Well, no representative should be censured either way. There have been representatives saying much, much worse stuff out there.
Besides that, there are many people on both sides that want a properly secular state in which both israelis and palestinians can live under without oppression, and see the two state solution as not realistic.
I agree that censuring is over the top here, but it was a significant misstep from Tlaib. If Israel constantly talked about wiping Gaza clear like a blank slate, and someone defending Israel said we need a blank slate in Gaza, they would get well warranted criticism.
Well, no representative should be censured either way. There have been representatives saying much, much worse stuff out there.
Besides that, there are many people on both sides that want a properly secular state in which both israelis and palestinians can live under without oppression, and see the two state solution as not realistic.
I agree that censuring is over the top here, but it was a significant misstep from Tlaib. If Israel constantly talked about wiping Gaza clear like a blank slate, and someone defending Israel said we need a blank slate in Gaza, they would get well warranted criticism.
Wait why shouldn’t a representative be censured exactly? Words and actions have consequences.
Censuring somebody is closer to the opposite of consequences.
It’s basically just publicly condemning their statements/actions.
public condemnation sounds like a punishment to me