Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush. The Missouri Democrat called Israel’s response an “ethnic cleansing campaign,” and was among 10 House members who did not back a resolution supporting Israel. Bush now faces a challenge in next year s Democratic primary. She isn’t alone. The war is complicating the 2024 race for some Democrats. Moderates are being encouraged to run in districts where lawmakers have criticized the Israeli response. Among the potentially vulnerable: Summer Lee in Pennsylvania, Jamaal Bowman in New York and Ilhan Omar in Minnesota. Elsewhere, Democrats could see primary competition for not saying enough about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush. The Missouri Democrat called Israel’s response an “ethnic cleansing campaign,” and was among 10 House members who did not back a resolution supporting Israel. Bush now faces a challenge in next year s Democratic primary. She isn’t alone. The war is complicating the 2024 race for some Democrats. Moderates are being encouraged to run in districts where lawmakers have criticized the Israeli response. Among the potentially vulnerable: Summer Lee in Pennsylvania, Jamaal Bowman in New York and Ilhan Omar in Minnesota. Elsewhere, Democrats could see primary competition for not saying enough about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri called Israel’s invasion of Gaza an “ethnic cleansing campaign,” and was among 10 House members who did not back a resolution supporting the nation.
ST. LOUIS — Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack last month, but not Cori Bush. The Missouri Democrat called Israel’s response a “war crime” and an “ethnic cleansing campaign” and was among the few House members who opposed a resolution supporting Israel. Her
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