Censure Jayapal! GOP Rep. Blasts Squad Member for 'Half-Hearted' Apology After Calling Israel Racist

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) wants squad member Rep. Pramila Jayapal censured for calling Israel a “racist state” earlier this month—he’s not buying her “half-hearted apology.”

“It’s important that we take a stand both on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people, but also to say that as a member of Congress, your words have a powerful meaning,” Ogles said.

From Newsmax:

Jayapal, who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called Israel a racist state earlier this month while addressing pro-Palestinian protesters who interrupted a panel discussion at the Netroots Nation conference in Chicago.

Jayapal tweeted an apology a day later, saying she didn’t mean the “idea” of Israel as a nation is racist but was referring to the government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“What concerns me is we’re seeing anti-Semitism rise across the world,” Ogles told Newsmax. “Attacks on the Jewish people [are on the] rise across the world, and her comments just stoked that fire, stoked that anger.”

Ogles added that he doesn’t know if Jayapal feels remorse, but said that if she was “truly remorseful” she would have “come out more fervently on behalf of the Jewish people.”

More over at Newsmax:

Rep. Andy Ogles said Monday on Newsmax that it's important to move forward with a censure of Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., despite Jayapal giving a "half-hearted apology" for calling Israel a racist state. https://t.co/6EISpwlZVa

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