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Media Continues to Fan the Flames of Progressive ‘Squad’s’ Antisemitism

US Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) raises her fist as US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) addresses a pro-Hamas demonstration in Washington, DC. Photo: Reuters/Allison Bailey

When it comes to Representative Cori Bush (D-MO), the mainstream media is once again beginning to shift the focus from domestic issues to Israel and the Jewish community for the upcoming Democratic primary race between Bush and St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell.

The race follows in the footsteps of last month’s New York Democratic primary between Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer, in which the media placed a heavy focus on Israel and “big money,” when voters were mostly concerned with local and domestic issues. The Jewish community felt unsafe and disturbed by Bowman’s apparent antisemitism. But in the end, it was non-Jewish voters — and domestic issues — that lost him the race.

However, this lesson has apparently not been learned by both Bush and the media. Most American voters prioritize on domestic issues at the ballot box. As a matter of fact, Emerson College Polling, The Hill, and Nexstar Missouri conducted a poll which revealed that Missouri voters prioritize the economy (34.3%), abortion access (12.3%), and immigration (10.3%) as top three issues. Israel-Hamas did not even fall within the nine categories recorded in the poll.

Since Bowman’s June loss, Bush has played it safe on her social media. That is, until last week:

“The flames of war being fanned by this Israeli government only continue to wreak havoc and bring needless suffering; if we allow this election to be bought & Bush’s opponent to take office, he will do nothing to stop the violence.”

More from @ProJoSTLhttps://t.co/XadLAeXekW

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) July 16, 2024

Immediately after the Israel-Hamas war started on October 7, Bush and other congresspeople voted against a resolution that supported Israel and condemned Hamas. Prior, she called for the United States to end aid to Israel.

It is important to note that Bush has not been well-liked by the St. Jewish community. She’s made comments that some consider antisemitic and definitively anti-Israel, and that only got worse after October 7. One of the most vivid examples is her tweet via her Congressional X (formerly Twitter) account on October 30:

We can’t be silent about Israel’s ethnic cleansing campaign.

Babies, dead.
Pregnant women, dead.
Elderly, dead.
Generations of families, dead.

Millions of people in Gaza with nowhere to go being slaughtered.

The U.S. must stop funding these atrocities against Palestinians. https://t.co/IlhoZvDD3P

— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) October 30, 2023

In November, the Jewish community of St. Louis put out a joint-statement condemning Bush’s comments regarding Israel supposedly attempting to ethnically cleanse Palestinians in Gaza:

To accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing as it seeks to defend itself and locate hundreds of hostages still held captive in Gaza — taken only because they were assumed to be Jews — is sickening … Her statement not only fails to advance peace, but it incites anger and the potential of further violence toward the Jewish community.

Bush also has a history of being associated with people like BDS activists Naveen Ayesh and Linda Sarsour.

Ayesh has been caught and exposed by both Canary Mission and then Congress of supporting terror groups like Palestinian Islamic Jihad. She also hosted more than one fundraising event for Bush over the years.

In an interview with NPR’s Jason Rosenbaum on Monday, headlined “Bush says her Gaza cease-fire push is resonating with Missouri’s 1st District voters,” about half (and the first half no less) of the discussion was about Bush’s Israel-Gaza position. The article prioritized the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Jewish voters ahead of all other policies and issues.

A focus on Bush’s Israel stance, along with her slams on pro-Israel “republican mega-money,” may sound juicy, but it can be seen as despicable. Rosenbaum even admitted that most people in the district “don’t vote based on Israel.”

The National Desk article already brings in Bowman by the third paragraph, as it introduces the Israel-Hamas War and Trump “mega-donors” to the piece. They did this just to insert Bush’s reaction to Bowman’s loss, blaming “extremists” and claiming that groups like AIPAC tried to “buy votes.”

No other issues were mentioned in the entire article.

Media attempts to absolve Bush of previous libelous accusations of Israel carrying out an ethnic cleansing among others is manipulative, while she continues to insist in interviews that her actions and statements promote safety for both Israelis and Palestinians. She has various tweets which say otherwise.

As the media continues to perpetuate this narrative of Israel being the main issue, here is our message: Don’t fan the flames of antisemitism, especially during a wave of rising antisemitic attacks.

The author is a contributor to HonestReporting, a Jerusalem-based media watchdog with a focus on antisemitism and anti-Israel bias — where a version of this article first appeared.

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Israel Receives Shipment of Heavy Bombs Cleared by Trump

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, Jan. 31, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after US President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predecessor Joe Biden, the defense ministry said on Sunday.

The MK-84 is an unguided 2,000 pound bomb, which can rip through thick concrete and metal, creating a wide blast radius.

The Biden administration declined to clear them for export to Israel out of concern about the impact on densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip.

The Biden administration sent thousands of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Palestinian Hamas terrorists from Gaza but later held up one of the shipments. The hold was lifted by Trump last month.

“The munitions shipment that arrived in Israel tonight, released by the Trump Administration, represents a significant asset for the Air Force and the IDF and serves as further evidence of the strong alliance between Israel and the United States,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said late on Saturday.

The shipment arrived after days of concern about whether a fragile ceasefire in Gaza agreed last month would hold, after both sides accused each other of violating the terms of the deal to halt fighting to allow the exchange of hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails.

Washington has announced assistance for Israel worth billions of dollars since the war began.

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US Mideast Envoy Says Phase Two Gaza Talks to Continue This Week

US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy-designate Steve Witkoff gives a speech at the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on the inauguration day of Trump’s second presidential term, in Washington, DC, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that talks on phase two of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian terrorists Hamas would continue this week “at a location to be determined” to figure out how to reach a successful conclusion.

He told Fox News that he had “very productive and constructive” calls on Sunday with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt’s director of intelligence.

Witkoff said they spoke about “the sequencing of phase two, setting forth positions on both sides, so we can understand… where we are today, and then continuing talks this week at a location to be determined so that we can figure out how we get to the end of phase two successfully.”

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Arab States to Reveal 5-Year Plan to Rebuild Gaza: No Hamas or Relocation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the Arab summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 31, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Hamad l Mohammed/File Photo.

i24 NewsArab countries will unveil their plan for the reconstruction of Gaza on February 27 in Cairo. This initiative, developed by the Palestinians and handed over to the Egyptians for implementation, will be presented to the leaders of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. The plan provides for reconstruction over three to five years, without the displacement of the Palestinian population and without Hamas control. The funding, estimated at several hundred million dollars, will come from Gulf countries. The work will be carried out by Egyptian companies, representing a significant source of income for Egypt, which is strongly opposed to any migration of Palestinians out of Gaza. The workforce will consist mainly of local Palestinians.

“The goal is to marginalize Hamas so that it understands that it has lost control of Gaza, and to completely eliminate the terrorist organization’s grip on the population and the territory within 5 years from the start of reconstruction,” a source involved in the plan said.

An independent “Palestinian administration,” separate from the Palestinian Authority but relying on it, will oversee the reconstruction. This power structure is designed to get the approval of Israel and the United States, who refuse direct management by the Palestinian Authority.

Arab countries fear a resurgence of fighting by Israel, which could, in their view, favor US President Donald Trump’s plan to move Palestinians to neighboring countries. The former US president said he wanted to see Jordan, Egypt, and other Arab countries welcome more displaced people from Gaza, so that the war-torn area can be “cleaned up.”

According to analyzed satellite images, approximately 65% of the buildings in Gaza have been destroyed during the war. Experts estimate that reconstruction could take more than a decade and cost several hundred billion dollars.

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