LONDON: Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has described Israel’s war in Gaza as a “genocide,” becoming the first lawmaker from her party to do so.
It came in a social media post following comments by US President Donald Trump that contradicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that there is no starvation in Gaza.
Greene was responding to comments by Rep. Randy Fine, a Jew and one of Israel’s strongest supporters in the US Congress, The Independent reported.
Fine had said on X: “Release the hostages. Until then, starve away. (This is all a lie anyway. It amazes me that the media continues to regurgitate Muslim terror propaganda.)”
Greene responded: “I can only imagine how Florida’s sixth district feels now that their representative, that they were told to vote for, openly calls for starving innocent people and children.
