One day after Hamas declared war on Israel on the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret and the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, U.S. Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) wrote on the social media platform X: “This is Hamas fault and only Hamas. Israel gives a warning to save lives. The women and children that were murdered in Israel got no warning.”
This is Hamas fault and only Hamas.
— Jared Moskowitz 🟧 (@JaredEMoskowitz) October 7, 2023
Israel gives a warning to save lives. The women and children that were murdered in Israel got no warning https://t.co/rfLTMaSOXj
When American political writer George Chidi (and former international peacekeeper in Sinai) asked Moskowitz where exactly he thought the 2 million people of Gaza should go since “Gaza is an open-air prison,” Moskowitz replied: “That’s something Hamas should’ve thought of.”
Note: Hamas, which is headquartered in Gaza, is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization designated a terrorist organization by several countries including Israel and the United States.
A U.S. Congressman suggesting 2 million people in Gaza should be collectively punished for the actions of Hamas. https://t.co/lYWt6GXRp2
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 8, 2023
MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan, a Shia Muslim who has has written articles about Islam and Muslims for the New Statesman, reacted to Moskowitz’s reply by reporting: “A U.S. Congressman suggesting 2 million people in Gaza should be collectively punished for the actions of Hamas.”
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), one of the first two Muslim women in Congress (with fellow Democrat Rashida Tlaib of Michigan), agreed with Hasan’s take on Moskowitz and reposted the message.
