Members of the house watched a screening of Hamas atrocities on Tuesday and emerged in “stunned disbelief,” with several crying openly, Jewish Insider (JI) reported.
The audience for the screening was packed, including some who support a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, such as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Greg Casar (D-TX).
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), left the room crying less than five minutes after it began.
“How anyone could call for a cease-fire after watching that — they’re not understanding what is actually happening,” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) told JI.
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) told JI she was “absolutely gutted.”
“Seeing the video footage of people celebrating the killing of Jews shows what we’re up against…”
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