Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Wed 17 Sep 2025 18.18 EDT

“We, as Americans, must end our complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people,” he wrote. “Having named it a genocide, we must use every ounce of our leverage to demand an immediate ceasefire, a massive surge of humanitarian aid facilitated by the UN, and initial steps to provide Palestinians with a state of their own.”

He now joins a small but growing list of House members including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as well as Vermont representative Becca Balint, who also called it a genocide earlier in the day.

“Today, I believe the Israeli government is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people,” Balint wrote in an op-ed in the Courier. “As the granddaughter of a man murdered in the Holocaust, it is not easy for me to say that.”

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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's not the first.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/08/israel-gaza-war-elizabeth-warren-00151120

And Van Hollen and Merkley called it ethnic cleansing.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/democratic-senators-gaza-ethnic-cleansing

The direct proactive statement proclaiming it a "genocide" rather than answering a question or using "ethnic cleansing" is significant step though.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

He's been calling it an ethnic cleansing for a while now.

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 months ago

Better late than never I guess