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Fast Forward ‘From the river to the sea’: The slogan that led to Rashida Tlaib’s censure, explained
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Opinion Rep. Tlaib’s Israel-Hamas statements were offensive. Censuring her was even worse
The House censure was an abuse of power, a denigration of the Congress and a successful political trap set by Republicans
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Fast Forward In a rare move, the U.S. House of Representatives censures Rashida Tlaib for Israel remarks
The vote was sure to sharpen divides among Democrats over the war, with some Democrats vehemently defending Tlaib's right to use the term "from the river to the sea" and others saying the term signifies the elimination of Israel
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