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[[File:Islam-flag-1.png|right|300px|thumb|The Squad left to right: Tlaib, Omar, Ocassio-Cortez, Presley.]]
[[File:Islam-flag-1.png|right|300px|thumb|The Squad left to right: Tlaib, Omar, Ocassio-Cortez, Presley.]]
'''The Squad''', sometimes the '''Jihad Squad''', are a [[clique]] of four [[extremist]] Congresswomen who entered the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in the [[116th Congress]] (2019–2021).<ref>Loudon, Trevor (October 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/33480-the-squad The Squad]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.</ref> They are [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (NY), [[Rashida Tlaib]] (MI), [[Ilhan Omar]] (MN) and [[Ayanna Pressley]] (MA). All four are members of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]], the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] and the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]. Three of the four endorsed [[Bernie Sanders]] over the Democrat ex-frontrunner [[Elizabeth Warren]] in the [[2020 Presidential election]], while Ayanna Pressley endorsed Warren.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2019/11/06/ayanna-pressley-warren-endorsement/</ref> The four women are known for their advocacy and mainstreaming of [[racism]], [[anti-Semitism]] and [[intolerance]], and for their inflammatory and provocative comments regarding [[President of the United States of America]] [[Donald Trump]], often to the point of implicitly endorsing violence against him.
'''The Squad''', sometimes the '''Jihad Squad''', are a [[clique]] of five [[extremist]] Congresswomen who entered the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 2019 and 2021<ref>Loudon, Trevor (October 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/33480-the-squad The Squad]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 17, 2019.</ref> the They are [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (NY), [[Rashida Tlaib]] (MI), [[Ilhan Omar]] (MN), [[Ayanna Pressley]] (MA) and [[Cori Bush]] (MO). All five are members of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]], the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] and the [[Democratic Socialists of America]].
In 2019, Ocasio-Cortez led a group of domestic terrorists in a takeover of [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]'s office inside the [[U.S. Capitol]] building.<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/ocasio-cortez-activists-occupy-nancy-pelosis-office-demand-green-new-deal/</ref>
Three of them endorsed [[Bernie Sanders]] over the Democrat ex-frontrunner [[Elizabeth Warren]] in the [[2020 Presidential election]], while Ayanna Pressley endorsed Warren.<ref>https://theintercept.com/2019/11/06/ayanna-pressley-warren-endorsement/</ref> The four women are known for their advocacy and mainstreaming of [[racism]], [[anti-Semitism]] and [[intolerance]], and for their inflammatory and provocative comments regarding [[President of the United States of America]] [[Donald Trump]], often to the point of implicitly endorsing violence against him.
In 2021, Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar led an insurrection on the steps of the [[U.S. Capitol building]].<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/02/squad-cori-bush-camping-steps-capitol-hill-eviction-moratorium-nancy-pelosi/</ref><ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/02/squad-cori-bush-camping-steps-capitol-hill-eviction-moratorium-nancy-pelosi/</ref> In 2019, Ocasio-Cortez led a group of domestic terrorists in a takeover of [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]'s office inside the [[U.S. Capitol]] building.<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/ocasio-cortez-activists-occupy-nancy-pelosis-office-demand-green-new-deal/</ref>
All four were recruited by Democratic Socialists to run for Congress in 2018. All four have faced ethical charges within their first months in Congress:
All four were recruited by Democratic Socialists to run for Congress in 2018. All four have faced ethical charges within their first months in Congress:
Two outspoken [[Jew]]-[[hate]]rs, Tlaib and Omar, have been barred from traveling to [[Israel]].<ref>https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/08/israel-bans-reps-ilhan-omar-and-tlaib-from-entering-the-country/</ref> When Rashida Tlaib requested to visit her mother-in-law (her first husband's mother who is also Rashida Tlaib's grandmother), Israel granted her special permission, which she then spitefully rejected in favor of attending an anti-Jewish event. When a Holocaust denier, who had been the runner-up in the Islamic Republic of Iran's International Holocaust Cartoon Competition in 2006, created a cartoon portraying President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] covering the mouths of Tlaib and Omar, with a Star of David in the center of the picture, the two Congresswomen shared and praised the cartoon, a decision which was promptly criticized by conservatives and the Trump administration. In March 2020, Rashida Tlaib took a photograph of herself holding a book written by [[Linda Sarsour]] and wearing a T-shirt depicting the erasure of Israel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW8Mi-8viJ0</ref>
Two outspoken [[Jew]]-[[hate]]rs, Tlaib and Omar, have been barred from traveling to [[Israel]].<ref>https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/08/israel-bans-reps-ilhan-omar-and-tlaib-from-entering-the-country/</ref> When Rashida Tlaib requested to visit her mother-in-law (her first husband's mother who is also Rashida Tlaib's grandmother), Israel granted her special permission, which she then spitefully rejected in favor of attending an anti-Jewish event. When a Holocaust denier, who had been the runner-up in the Islamic Republic of Iran's International Holocaust Cartoon Competition in 2006, created a cartoon portraying President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] covering the mouths of Tlaib and Omar, with a Star of David in the center of the picture, the two Congresswomen shared and praised the cartoon, a decision which was promptly criticized by conservatives and the Trump administration. In March 2020, Rashida Tlaib took a photograph of herself holding a book written by [[Linda Sarsour]] and wearing a T-shirt depicting the erasure of Israel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW8Mi-8viJ0</ref>
Squad members AOC and Pressley have done fundraising for the [[Antifa]] terrorist organization.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/02/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-antifa-boston/</ref> During the [[coronavirus]] outbreak, [[jihad]]i-Rep. Rashida Tlaib retweeted anti-gun activist David Hogg's "F*** a national day of prayer."<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/03/tlaib-fk-national-prayer.html/</ref>
Squad members AOC and Pressley have done fundraising for the [[Antifa]] terrorist organization.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/02/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-antifa-boston/</ref> During the [[coronavirus]] outbreak, [[jihad]]i-Rep. Rashida Tlaib retweeted anti-gun activist [[David Hogg]]'s "F*** a national day of prayer."<ref>https://gellerreport.com/2020/03/tlaib-fk-national-prayer.html/</ref>
The Squad initially was seen as anti-establishment: AOC has criticized [[Nancy Pelosi]],<ref>https://nypost.com/2019/07/11/aoc-calls-nancy-pelosi-outright-disrespectful-for-singling-out-women-of-color/</ref> [[Amazon.com|Amazon]],<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/02/18/aoc-right-amazons-jobs-arent-worth-3-billion-corporate-welfare/</ref> and [[Joe Biden]];<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-biden-not-same-party-094642</ref> and Rashida Tlaib booed [[Hillary Clinton]] at a Bernie Sanders campaign event for smearing Bernie Sanders,<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/01/rashida-tlaib-boos-hillary-clinton-at-bernie-sanders-rally-no-no-ill-boo/</ref> although she later backed down and apologized.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/01/rashida-tlaib-releases-apologetic-statement-after-booing-hillary-clinton/</ref> However, they betrayed the anti-establishment cause by voting Nancy Pelosi for Speaker in 2021.<ref>Hanson, John (January 4, 2021). [https://thepoliticalinsider.com/the-entire-squad-now-with-two-new-members-votes-pelosi-for-speaker/ The Entire ‘Squad’ – Now With Two New Members – Votes Pelosi For Speaker]. ''The Political Insider''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref>
Ocasio-Cortez broke with Omar over the [[coronavirus vaccine]] in December 2020, with the former being among the earlier crowd to take it<ref>[https://nypost.com/2020/12/20/aoc-records-herself-getting-covid-19-vaccine-for-instagram/ AOC records herself getting COVID-19 vaccine for Instagram]</ref> while the latter called for others to have access to it first.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/531195-ilhan-omar-says-she-wont-get-vaccine-people-who-need-it-most-should-get-it Ilhan Omar says she won't get vaccine: 'People who need it most, should get it.']</ref>
Ocasio-Cortez broke with Omar over the [[coronavirus vaccine]] in December 2020, with the former being among the earlier crowd to take it<ref>[https://nypost.com/2020/12/20/aoc-records-herself-getting-covid-19-vaccine-for-instagram/ AOC records herself getting COVID-19 vaccine for Instagram]</ref> while the latter called for others to have access to it first.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/531195-ilhan-omar-says-she-wont-get-vaccine-people-who-need-it-most-should-get-it Ilhan Omar says she won't get vaccine: 'People who need it most, should get it.']</ref>
Arab-Palestinian human rights activist <font size=1>(who in the 1990s worked with ''B'tselem'', before it became completely an anti Israel propaganda laced with falsehoods)</font> Bassem Eid scolded the Squad — Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Pressley<ref>“[https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/07/01/palestinian-activist-its-time-ilhan-omar-and-the-squad-learned-the-truth-about-israel-and-hamas/ Palestinian Activist: It’s Time Ilhan Omar and ‘The Squad’ Learned the Truth About Israel and Hamas],” by Bassem Eid, Algemeiner, July 1, 2021</ref> and has invited them to learn the truth, the facts.<blockquote>
But if they truly care about the well-being of Palestinians, they ought to focus their attention elsewhere. These days, the vast majority of suffering Palestinians experience is the direct result of the corruption of the Palestinian Authority and the influence of the terrorist group Hamas.
Corruption affects every aspect of life for Palestinians. It cripples our economy, which in turn makes government jobs among the most highly prized. However, those jobs are awarded based on connections rather than qualifications, which perpetuates the cycle of corruption. No announcements are posted for new government jobs. This lack of transparency is pervasive throughout the West Bank and Gaza.
The vaccine distribution process is one recent example of this corruption. A number of Palestinian human rights and civil society groups recently alleged that wealthy government officials were taking vaccines intended for medical workers.
The Palestinian Health Ministry eventually admitted that many of the doses it received were administered to government ministers. Until this corruption is addressed, Palestinians will continue to suffer.
Hamas has been designated a terrorist group by Israel, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and many other countries. Hamas’ founding goal was to destroy Israel and kill all the Jews there. It continues on this mission today.
Hamas rules Gaza and has a tremendous following among West Bank residents, especially after instigating the recent bloody conflict with Israel and showing off its relative competence compared to the pathetically inept Palestinian Authority.
Furthermore, Hamas continues to recruit and use child soldiers.
According to The Jerusalem Post, more than 30 Palestinian children and teens were enlisted in stabbing attacks against Israelis from 2015-2016, another 30 Palestinian children have been successfully used as suicide bombers (many more unsuccessfully attempted it), and more than 17,000 Palestinian children were recruited into Hamas child militia programs in 2019.
At least one of the children that authorities claimed had been killed during the recent war in Gaza was a Hamas member. The use of child soldiers is always abhorrent and unethical.
Hamas will continue to make life worse for Palestinians, as the US media and politicians continue to focus only on criticizing Israel.</blockquote>
In June 2021, GOP's Rep. Waltz introduced a House resolution to censure 'Squad' for 'defending foreign terrorists' as well as contributing to hate crimes:<ref>[https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/1623681990-gop-rep-waltz-introduces-house-resolution-to-censure-squad-for-defending-foreign-terrorists GOP Rep. Waltz introduces House resolution to censure 'Squad' for 'defending foreign terrorists']
In June 2021, GOP's Rep. Waltz introduced a House resolution to censure 'Squad' for 'defending foreign terrorists' as well as contributing to hate crimes:<ref>[https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/1623681990-gop-rep-waltz-introduces-house-resolution-to-censure-squad-for-defending-foreign-terrorists GOP Rep. Waltz introduces House resolution to censure 'Squad' for 'defending foreign terrorists']
Motion included a litany of accusations, including inciting antisemitic attacks across the United States.</ref>
Motion included a litany of accusations, including inciting antisemitic attacks across the United States.</ref>
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Republican Representative Mike Waltz (Fla.) introduced a House resolution Monday to censure the four principal members of the so-called Squad, accusing each of the congresswomen of "defending foreign terrorist organizations and inciting antisemitic attacks across the United States.
Republican Representative [[Mike Waltz]] (Fla.) introduced a House resolution Monday to censure the four principal members of the so-called Squad, accusing each of the congresswomen of "defending foreign terrorist organizations and inciting antisemitic attacks across the United States.
Waltz's resolution condemns and censures Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Ma.) for labeling Israel "an apartheid state."
Waltz's resolution condemns and censures Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Ma.) for labeling Israel "an apartheid state."
He linked their claims and their promulgation across social media - where between them they have some 15 million followers on Twitter alone - to a significant uptick in violence and antisemitic hate crimes throughout the United States.</blockquote>
He linked their claims and their promulgation across social media - where between them they have some 15 million followers on Twitter alone - to a significant uptick in violence and antisemitic hate crimes throughout the United States.</blockquote>
In 2022, Cori Bush was under fire for fundraising with antisemitic "activist" Arab Muslim Naveen Ayesh of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP).
She once said she wants to burn "every Israeli" alive.<ref>Andrew Jose, [https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/rep-cori-bush-under-fire-for-fundraising-with-antisemitic-activist/ Rep. Cori Bush under fire for fundraising with antisemitic activist], JC, July 27, 2022<blockquote>
Ayesh once said she wants to burn "every Israeli" alive.</blockquote></ref>
On Jan 31, 2024, Cori Bush was the only one to align with [[Rashida Tlaib]] to vote against the bill banniing Palestinians carrying out the Oct 7 atrocities.<ref>Marc Rod, [https://jewishinsider.com/2024/01/bush-tlaib-vote-against-bill-barring-oct-7-attackers-from-the-u-s/ Bush, Tlaib vote against bill barring Oct. 7 attackers from the U.S.], ''Jewish Insider'', Jan 31, 2024</ref> l<ref>David Swindle, [https://www.jns.org/tlaib-cori-bush-vote-to-allow-oct-7-attackers-into-us/ Tlaib, Cori Bush vote to allow Oct. 7 attackers into US.], ''JNS'', February 1, 2024.<blockquote><small>
The two “Squad” members were the lone votes against the “No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act.”</small></blockquote></ref>
==Leftwing insurrection==
==Leftwing insurrection==
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/500970-ilhan-omar-lacy-johnson-shooting-staffer/ Suspect arrested in murder of 17-year-old staffer of GOP challenger to Ilhan Omar]</ref>
*[https://www.rt.com/usa/500970-ilhan-omar-lacy-johnson-shooting-staffer/ Suspect arrested in murder of 17-year-old staffer of GOP challenger to Ilhan Omar]</ref>
==Criminal investigation==
In Jan 2024, Cori Bush was under federal criminal investigation. The scrutiny associated with the misuse of security funds. misuse of funds.<ref>Andrew Barnard, [https://www.jns.org/missouri-rep-cori-bush-under-federal-criminal-investigation/ Missouri Rep. Cori Bush under federal criminal investigation], ''JNS'', Jan 31, 2024</ref>
==Turner vs Brown==
Would-be "Squad" member Nina Turner lost her second consecutive congressional run in Ohio May/2022, following a failed attempt to reverse course on her anti-Israel past. Turner lost second congressional race to pro-Israel Dem Shontel Brown.
It was "too little, too late," after trying to airbrush Anti-Israel past, which showed insincerity and the local Jewish did not buy her empty words, after allying herself with vile hateful anti-Israel propagandists.<ref>Collin Anderson, [https://freebeacon.com/democrats/pro-israel-shift-too-little-too-late-for-squad-acolyte-in-ohio-house-primary/ Too Little, Too Late: ‘Squad’ Acolyte Loses (Again) After Trying To Airbrush Anti-Israel Past], ''Free Beacon'', May 3, 2022.<blockquote>
Nina Turner loses second congressional race to pro-Israel Dem Shontel Brown.
Would-be "Squad" member Nina Turner lost her second consecutive congressional run in Ohio following a failed attempt to reverse course on her anti-Israel past.
Turner trailed Rep. Shontel Brown (D., Ohio) by 27 points on Tuesday night when the Associated Press called the race with 53 percent of the vote in. The campaign saw Turner attempt to rebrand herself as a pro-Israel Democrat after her surprise 2021 primary defeat to Brown. During that race, Turner called to condition aid to the Jewish state, expressed
"solidarity" with a far-left group that accused Israel of "apartheid"[sic], and blamed her loss on "evil money"[sic] after pro-Israel Democrats backed her opponent. Brown, meanwhile, ran on her strong support for the U.S.-Israel alliance and thanked her "Jewish brothers and sisters" in her victory speech.
For many leading Jewish groups, Turner's pro-Israel about-face came too little, too late. When the Democrat ran an April open letter in the Cleveland Jewish News touting her "strong working relationship with [the] Jewish community," for example, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee accused her of "pro-Israel virtue signaling." The influential lobbying group noted that Turner did not mention the term "pro-Israel" in the letter, which also failed to explain how Turner would support the Jewish state in Congress. "End the deception," AIPAC wrote in response. "Nina Turner is anti-Israel."
Turner also changed her tune on the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. After she declined to share her stance on the movement during her 2021 campaign, Turner said she would "not endorse BDS" in her Jewish News letter. But the Democrat refused to condemn the movement and pledged to oppose anti-BDS legislation while in Congress, a move AIPAC also criticized.
In the end, Turner's attempts to win over Jewish groups failed spectacularly. Brown received support from Democratic Majority for Israel, Pro-Israel America, and the Jewish Democratic Council of America—endorsements that proved crucial to her victory in a Cleveland district that holds a significant Orthodox population.
Turner's loss is yet another blow to the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party. Turner, who served as national co-chair on Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign, pledged to join the so-called Squad if she won and received support from self-proclaimed socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.). The Democrat centered her campaign around her support for Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and a plan to "completely reimagine" law enforcement.
Sanders and the Squad have had a tough go in the Buckeye State in recent years. Sanders lost Ohio to twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016 and ended his campaign before the state's nominating contest in 2020. That 2020 primary also saw Rep. Joyce Beatty (D.) trounce Squad acolyte Morgan Harper by 36 points in Ohio's Third Congressional District. Harper's Senate bid also ended unsuccessfully on Tuesday, when she lost to Democratic nominee Tim Ryan.</blockquote></ref>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]]
*[[Left-wing violence in the Trump era]]
*[[BDS]]
*[[BDS]]
*[[Cori Bush]]
*[[Cori Bush]]
*[[Palestinization]]
==References==
==References==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRU2GQEQ99k&feature=youtu.be The Squad - The New Leaders of the Democrat Party]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRU2GQEQ99k&feature=youtu.be The Squad - The New Leaders of the Democrat Party]
*[https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/09/well-funded-environmental-extremists-sunrise-movement-gaining-within-left/ The Well-Funded Environmental Extremists Of The Sunrise Movement Are Gaining Within The Left]
*[https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/09/well-funded-environmental-extremists-sunrise-movement-gaining-within-left/ The Well-Funded Environmental Extremists Of The Sunrise Movement Are Gaining Within The Left]
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