As criticism of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) grows over the group’s t deadly terrorist attacks in Israel, Congress has been silent regarding whether they will renounce their membership in the DSA. Reps for the Democratic party.
Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, Greg Casar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not respond to multiple requests from the Daily Caller News Foundation regarding whether or not they would keep their DSA memberships after the organization was widely criticized for holding a pro-Hamas rally in New York City. Michigan Rep.
Following the DSA’s stance on the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on Saturday that left over 1,200 Israelis dead, Shri Thanedar resigned from the group on Wednesday.
Thanedar resigned from the DSA and said, “After the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel, which included the indiscriminate murder, rape, and kidnapping of innocent men, women, and children, I can no longer associate with an organization unwilling to call out terrorism in all its forms.”.
Democratic Los Angeles city councilwoman Nithya Raman said their response to the attacks “failed to reckon with the horrors committed by Hamas.”. “.
Many prominent New York Democrats, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, voiced their disapproval of the pro-Palestine rally held by the New York City Democratic Socialists (NYC DSA) in Times sq\. on Sunday.
Kathy Hochul, a Rep. Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, and Hakeem Jeffries.
The NYC DSA issued a statement rescinding the rally in response to growing criticism from within the Democratic party.
“We comprehend why a lot of people, including our allies, were shocked by the timing and the tone of this message in a time of great fear and grief.
We regret the confusion our post may have generated and the omission of our values.
We are also concerned that some people have chosen to focus on a rally while ignoring the far-right Netanyahu government’s escalating human rights violations, which are the main causes of violence in the area, the NYC DSA said in a statement. .
On Monday, Cortez issued a statement criticizing the pro-Palestine NYC DSA rally.
Cortez criticized the bigotry and callousness that were displayed in Times sq\.
on Sunday, calling them harmful at such a terrible time.
