Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib refused to apologize Wednesday for saying on Tuesday that Israel is to blame for the hospital explosion that day in Gaza, an accusation that sparked political backlash against her from Republicans as Israel denies fault.

Tlaib joined thousands of protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during a solidarity rally hosted by the left-leaning group Jewish Voice for Peace at the National Mall. She was visibly emotional, at times pausing her speech to openly weep and criticizing lawmakers who have not backed a ceasefire resolution.

    • nadram
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      91 year ago

      This is the best I’ve read on the subject

    • @gmtom
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      -11 year ago

      I like that they claim it wasn’t Israeli because of the lack of shrapnel damage to the buildings… directly under a picture of someone inspecting shrapnel damage on one of the buildings.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        That’s a difference between your understanding and the author - the level of shrapnel damage from an air detonated bomb would be an order of magnitude higher than shown from the hospital explosion, but that doesn’t mean no shrapnel is produced by a rocket explosion or cars cooking off.

        If your munition is designed to explode above the ground its designed to spread a hail of shrapnel in the detonation zone. There are plenty of pictures from ukraine showing the effects of these munitions, it turns the area into a cheese grater.

        Lack of crater and a large fire are hallmarks of a conflagration vs an explosion.