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Marjorie Taylor Greene may be first Republican lawmaker to call Gaza war a ‘genocide’

JL;DR SUMMARY U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has stirred controversy by labeling Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, becoming the first Republican to use this term in Congress. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaHuman RightsGenocideCongressMarjorie Taylor GreeneRepublicansU.S. PoliticsRandy Fine

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Georgia, United States
"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right Georgia Republican who has previously advocated against U.S. funding to Israel and been accused of antisemitism, appeared to be the first Republican in Congress to call Israels war in Gaza a genocide."
Florida, United States
"Greenes statements came as part of a barrage of criticism aimed at fellow Rep. Randy Fine, a Jewish Florida Republican and one of Israels staunchest supporters in the House, over his recent comments on social media about the conflict."
Jerusalem, Israel
"During a press conference in Jersualem, the rights groups published two reports that concluded that Israel was committing a genocide in Gaza as defined by international law, saying that Israel was carrying out a coordinated, deliberate action to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza strip."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Its the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct. 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza, Greene said in a post on X Monday evening."

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