US EditionMarjorie Taylor Greene is first Republican lawmaker to call Gaza crisis a ‘genocide’
UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – Marjorie Taylor Greene is the first Republican lawmaker to call the Gaza crisis genocide, criticizing a colleague's support for starvation amid rising Palestinian civilian deaths, reports say.
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene referred to the situation in Gaza as a 'genocide,' making her the first Republican member of Congress to do so.
- Greene stated that while the events in Israel were horrific, the genocide and starvation in Gaza are also significant crises.
- She criticized a Jewish U.S. Representative for his statements, claiming they would incite more antisemitism, labeling his call for the continued starvation of innocent people disgraceful.
- By using the term genocide, Greene joins a select group of Congress members addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza's civilian population.
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Greene calls Gaza crisis a ‘genocide,’ hinting at rift on the right over Israel - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, an avatar of MAGA politics on Capitol Hill, this week became the first Republican in Congress to describe the situation in the Gaza Strip as a “genocide,” breaking sharply with her party in an indication of growing skepticism on the right about Israel’s conduct of the war.
Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene labels Gaza crisis a ‘genocide’ in break from GOP colleagues • Georgia Recorder
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Ross Williams/Georgia RecorderGeorgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene became the first congressional Republican to use the word “genocide” to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza Monday, and a Democratic member of the Georgia delegation followed suit Tuesday. “It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct 7th in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, human…
Republican lawmaker bucks party, calls ongoing war in Gaza a ‘genocide’
As public support for Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza continues to slip, one Republican lawmaker is speaking out against the conflict in unprecedented ways. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has emerged as one of the few Republicans who has become a staunch critic of the Israeli government and is even becoming the first GOP lawmaker to openly call the war in Gaza a “genocide.” Previously, the term “genocide” had sparingly been used …
U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, an ally of Donald Trump, suggested that Israel’s actions in Gaza are part of a genocide and condemned the famine situation in Gaza, which has left more than 120 dead. READ ALSO: Genocide without pause: There are already more than 60,000 dead in Gaza Taylor Greene, a prominent figure in Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement, expressed her position in a social media post on Monday. “It’s the …
Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Gaza Crisis 'Genocide'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has broken ranks with fellow Republicans and called the humanitarian crisis in Gaza a genocide. "It's the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct 7th in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation...
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