In Washington, D.C., the House of Representatives voted Tuesday to censure Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress. Twenty-two Democrats joined Republicans in backing the resolution, which falsely accuses Tlaib of “calling for the destruction of the state of Israel” and defending Hamas’s actions on October 7. Tlaib addressed her colleagues on the House floor Tuesday, flanked by fellow progressives who have signed on to Cori Bush’s resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: “Trying to bully or censor me won’t work, because this movement for a ceasefire is much bigger than one person. It’s growing every single day. There are millions of people across our country who oppose Netanyahu’s extremism and are done watching our government support collective punishment and the use of white phosphorus bombs that melt flesh to the bone. They are done watching our government, Mr. Chair, supporting cutting off food, water, electricity and medical care to millions of people with nowhere to go. Like me, Mr. Chair, they don’t believe the answer to war crimes is more war crimes.”