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'Guilty of Genocide': Tlaib Protests Netanyahu's Speech to Congress | Common Dreams

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"I will never back down in speaking truth to power. The apartheid government of Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians."

'Guilty of Genocide': Tlaib Protests Netanyahu's Speech to Congress | Common Dreams

Following her call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's arrest during his visit to Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib protested the right-wing leader's Wednesday address before a joint meeting of Congress by holding up a sign reading "war criminal" and "guilty of genocide."

"They will not erase us. Palestinians exist and we deserve to live. Our presence today will be a reminder that we aren't going anywhere," Tlaib (D-Mich.) said on social media. "I will never back down in speaking truth to power. The apartheid government of Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians."

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