CHICAGO: Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley on Wednesday called on the US to recognize a Palestinian state, and expressed concern over Israel’s killing of Palestinian Americans and the lack of media reporting on their deaths.
Their sacrifices and Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza are fueling a new push for peace, the Democrat — elected in 2009 — told Arab News.
A dozen House Democrats signed a draft letter on Monday calling for US recognition of Palestinian statehood.
A member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and co-chair of the Ukraine Caucus, Quigley said he is “deeply horrified” by the reports and images coming out of Gaza.
“How war is comported is as important as the reasons you fight the war, and at some point you just have to disagree with your friends and tell them, ‘This has to stop,’” he said, adding that the conflict and the killing of Palestinian Americans are impacting US public opinion.
