Israel-Hamas war

Tlaib calls on Blinken to resign over statements related to Israel-Hamas war

"He lied. People went hungry, and some died. He needs to resign now," the progressive lawmaker wrote on X.

Nicholas Wu

Rep. Rashida Tlaib called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign in a Thursday social media post, citing a ProPublica story alleging he had rejected internal government findings about Israel blocking aid to Gaza.

"[Blinken] lied. People went hungry, and some died. He needs to resign now," she wrote on X. Tlaib (D-Mich.), a progressive and the only Palestinian American in Congress, has been a vocal critic of the U.S. government's policy towards Israel.

ProPublica reported earlier this week that Blinken had delivered a toned-down message to Congress in May that had contradicted internal government findings that Israel had blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid into Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war. The internal findings, ProPublica reported, could have implications for U.S. military aid to Israel because of U.S. laws — which require an end to weapons shipments to countries that block U.S.-backed humanitarian aid.