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Sunday, August 03, 2014

Texas Dem agrees with Navi Pillay on Iron Dome?

On Friday, I reported that United Nations 'human rights commissioner' Navi Pillay slammed the United States and Israel for not supplying Iron Dome to Hamas. Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke - one of only eight Representatives to vote against funding Iron Dome - apparently agrees with her.
Before the House vote on Friday, a tweeter who believes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians urged O’Rourke to “vote no” on the grounds that funding the Iron Dome means “funding atrocities.” Although the tweet does not explicitly state that the Iron Dome is an atrocity, it is clearly implied:


That got a RT from O’Rourke, which he quietly deleted 36 minutes later. Here’s that screencap again:

 Yeah, I know, retweets aren't necessarily endorsements, but....

1 comment:

  1. Don't forget the other 7 who voted against Israel

    Keith Ellison of Minnesota,
    Zoe Lofgren of California,
    Beto O´Rourke of Texas and
    Jim Moran of Virginia.
    Republicans:
    Justin Amash of Michigan,
    Walter Jones of North Carolina,
    Thomas Massie of Kentucky and
    Mark Sanford of South Carolina.

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