Tlaib Statement on the Israeli Regime’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Lebanon

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) issued the following statement:

“As we approach the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, thousands of our families with strong ties to Lebanon are struggling right now. This year’s Eid feels different for us. I know many have lost loved ones, watched their grandparents’ homes be bombed, and seen relatives uprooted from their neighborhoods. Over a million people have been forced from their homes or murdered by the Israeli apartheid regime’s massive bombardment and ground invasion of the country. This campaign of ethnic cleansing has already killed nearly 1,000 people, including over 100 children. One million people—one fifth of Lebanon’s entire population—have been forcibly displaced and told by the Israeli military that they will not be allowed to return home. This is all being supported and enabled by our tax dollars.

“Entire families have been wiped out and towns and city neighborhoods completely erased. Entire generations—grandparents, parents, and children gone. Medical centers and universities targeted. Residential neighborhoods set aflame with U.S.-produced white phosphorus, poisoning the land and people. We are witnessing the same genocidal playbook used against Palestinians in Gaza, now in Lebanon. This is only possible because of U.S. support. We need to stop this illegal invasion, enact a total arms embargo, and put an immediate end to this destructive regional war. I will be introducing a House Resolution standing with the people of Lebanon against these war crimes and calling for an end to this illegal invasion.”

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