'Legitimatizes inequality': Tlaib and the Squad split from Democrats on two-state resolution
by John Gage
Washington Examiner
December 6, 2019
The four members of the House's left-wing "Squad" opposed a resolution put forward by Democrats to support a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"This resolution not only endorses an unrealistic, unattainable solution, one that Israel has made impossible, but also one that legitimatizes inequality, ethnic discrimination, and inhumane conditions," Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Friday on the House floor. The Michigan Democrat has said previously that she supports a one-state solution because two states would enforce a "separate but equal" mentality.
The resolution, which was approved on Friday, was meant as a rebuke to President Trump by Democrats, who claim the president is moving away from the two-state solution by favoring Israel. The four Squad members, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Tlaib, were the only four Democrats to vote "no" on the resolution.
"Israel's nation-state law, which states that only Jews have the right to self-determination, has eliminated the political rights of the Palestinian people and effectively made them second-class citizens," Tlaib said. "Separate but equal didn't work in our country, and I can't see it possible in other countries. Given our nation's history of segregation, we should recognize when such injustices are occurring. We cannot be honest brokers for peace if we refuse to use the words 'illegal occupation' by Israel. Our country and the United State Congress must condemn these undemocratic actions."
Tlaib, 43, and Omar, 38, have both been accused of making anti-Semitic comments. In July, Omar invoked the boycott of Nazi Germany while explaining why she supported boycotts of Israel. Tlaib made a similar comparison when arguing against a resolution denouncing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against Israel.
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