


Michigan state GOP senators are calling on Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) to resign from Congress for her anti-Israel comments, with all state Senate Republicans signing a resolution on Wednesday.
Republican state Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt introduced the resolution, stating on X that Tlaib is "not fit to serve" in Congress given her stance on the war between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group. Tlaib previously served in the Michigan state House.
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"Michigan's leaders should unite their voices in calling for her resignation," Nesbitt said. "This is not a partisan issue, but an issue of common moral decency."
The resolution came one day after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to censure Tlaib for her comments, particularly her most recent embracing of the phrase "from the river to the sea," a phrase synonymous with the elimination of Israel.
Congresswoman Tlaib is not fit to serve within the dignified office she holds, and Michigan’s leaders should unite their voices in calling for her resignation. This is not a partisan issue, but an issue of common moral decency. https://t.co/EGUbDQ2t7J
— Senator Aric Nesbitt (@SenAricNesbitt) November 8, 2023
"Whereas, United States Representative Rashida Tlaib, elected to serve Michigan's 12th Congressional District in the 118th Congress, has responded to these terrorist attacks in an insensitive and inappropriate fashion," the Michigan GOP's resolution stated. "Representative Tlaib refused to condemn Hamas in her initial response to the October 7 attacks."
Tlaib is one of a handful of "Squad" Democrats who have called for a ceasefire. A few of the Squad members have also condemned antisemitism in response to the Hamas attacks, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, has blasted President Joe Biden for supporting a "genocide" in Gaza and has not spoken out against Hamas.
"Representative Tlaib's hurtful comments and behavior have been widely condemned by people of multiple faiths and elected officials from both parties," the resolution added. "Her statements have caused great pain for untold numbers of Michiganders, including many of the over 87,000 Jewish Americans and 25,000 Israeli citizens who call this state home."
Tlaib declined to comment on the state Senate GOP resolution to the Detroit News. However, the Michigan Democrat said on the House floor that her words were being distorted and her colleagues were ignoring the Palestinians being killed in Gaza.
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"I will not be silenced," Tlaib said Tuesday on the House floor. "The idea that criticizing the government of Israel is antisemitic sets a very dangerous precedent, and it's being used to silence diverse voices speaking up for human rights across our nation."
“I can’t believe I have to say this, but Palestinian people are not disposable,” Tlaib continued. “We are human beings, just like anyone else. My sity, my grandmother, like all Palestinians, just wants to live her life with freedom and human dignity we all deserve."