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White House denounces lawmaker Tlaib's use of pro-Palentinian rallying cry in Israel-Hamas conflict

Published 11/08/2023, 02:15 PM
Updated 11/08/2023, 02:21 PM
© Reuters. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Capitol Hill following a House Democratic Caucus meeting ahead of an expected vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a bill raising the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, in Washington, U.S., May

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday denounced U.S. lawmaker Rashida Tlaib's use of a pro-Palestinian rallying cry "from the river to the sea", which is viewed by many Jews as antisemitic and calling for Israel's eradication.

© Reuters. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Capitol Hill following a House Democratic Caucus meeting ahead of an expected vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a bill raising the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo

"As it relates to that term, we've been very clear we strongly disagree," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to censure Tlaib, Congress's lone Palestinian-American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.

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