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No, she was censured for seemingly calling for the end of Israel. That is not the same as Palestinian freedom.
She only called for the end of the apartheid state that systematically tortures the Palestinians under its brutal occupation. She called for equal rights for all Palestinian people so that they are no longer second class citizens.
It was wrong when America, Britain, South Africa, and countless other colonialist countries did it in the past, and it is wrong for Israel to do it now. Apartheid is a disgusting system that brutalizes millions of innocent civilians. The average age in Gaza is like 19 years old. They are mostly children.
Do you condemn Israel for the murder of over 4000 children?
This has nothing to do with me. I'm just stating a fact. She was censured for the river to the sea comment, not for calling to end the apartheid state.
What do you think the statement from the river to the sea means? It means that in all lands of current day Israel/Palestine, the Palestinian people should exist as first class, free citizens of the state. Not as second class citizens of an apartheid government.
It’s not calling for the genocide of Jews. It’s calling for the end of Israel’s brutal occupation and for the peaceful coexistence of all people, like they lived before the region was carved up by European colonial governments.
It refers to a one-state solution. A legitimately possible solution with a lot of support. And no, it's not anti-semitism and it's not about killing or getting rid of anyone. It's bad faith to frame it as such.
You're arguing that to the wrong person. I understand nuance. Apparently House representatives do not.