House Republican campaign arm accuses Dems of fueling antisemitism: 'Cause and Effect'

House Republican campaign arm accuses Dems of fueling antisemitism: 'Cause and Effect'

The House Republican campaign arm is accusing Democrats of fueling "Jewish hate" and antisemitism in a new ad in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent protests in the U.S.

"Extreme House Democrats’ words promoted hate," the new ad by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) says.

The video includes quotes from ‘Sqaud’ Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in addition to top progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., about the Israel conflict, which began after a brutal terrorist attack by Hamas early last month.

Those Democrats, and others, have been supportive of Palestinians and critical of Israel’s military response and have called for a ceasefire. The video shows Omar standing by remarks in which she accuses Israel of committing "acts of terror."

Meanwhile, the video references a statement by Jayapal in which she said Israel is a "racist state." She later issued a lengthy statement clarifying those remarks, saying she doesn’t believe "the idea of Israel as a nation is racist" but that the country’s "extreme right-wing government" has engaged in racist policies.

Separately it quotes Tlaib saying that progressives cannot back Israel’s "apartheid government."