Rep. Ilhan Omar slams GOP lawmaker for saying Palestine will 'get eviscerated' into a 'parking lot'

[Eugene]

Source: Semafor

Oct 27, 2023, 1:34pm EDT

Rep. Ilhan Omar slams GOP lawmaker for saying Palestine will ‘get eviscerated’ into a ‘parking lot’

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn called on her colleagues in Congress to condemn those who make inflammatory statements about Palestine, citing a recent comment by one GOP lawmaker who told Fox News that Palestine was going to get “eviscerated” and “turned into a parking lot.”

Omar, along with other members of the progressive “Squad,” have come under fire for their criticism of Israel, with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. facing a censure resolution over her remarks at a pro-Palestinian protest at the Capitol.

In an attempt to call out the double standards in Congress, Omar on Thursday reposted a short clip of Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio’s Oct.10 interview on The Ingraham Angle. Miller was criticizing Tlaib — who is Palestinian American — for hoisting a Palestinian flag outside her office.

“I don’t even want to call it the Palestinian flag because they’re not a state, they’re a territory, that’s about to probably get eviscerated and go away here shortly, as we’re going to turn that into a parking lot,” Miller said.

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[qwlauren35]

1. That was wrong.

I agree about the eviscerated parking lot, but to say that it would go away is incorrect on top of ugly. For starters, Palestine is more than just Gaza. Palestine is more than just Hamas. To disrespect someone's flag like that is, well. It's beyond ugly.

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2. I do not support turning Gaza into a parking lot.

However that congressman may not be too far from the truth. That is pretty much also what Bibi said. And I think there are members of his right wing government who would like to do the same to the West Bank.