Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts AIPAC after it criticizes her

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) doubled down onher characterizationof Israel's war in Gaza as a genocide on Thursday and slammed AIPAC after the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group criticized her in a fundraising email. In an appearance on One America News Network on a show hosted by former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the Georgia Republican said AIPAC should have to register as a foreign lobbyist. She alsoposted to social mediaa photo of a sign on her office door reading "no foreign lobbying." "Israel is not hurting, and they've already proven that they are more than capable of not only defending themselves, but annihilating their enemies to the point of genocide," Greene told Gaetz. "And that's what's happening in Gaza." A fundraising email sent by AIPAC Thursday, firstreported by Al-Jazeera, characterized the GOP firebrand as anti-Israel. "You expect anti-Israel smears from [Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)] and [Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)]," the group wrote, referring to two progressive Muslim lawmakers. "But now, Marjorie Taylor Greene has joined their ranks — spouting the same vile rhetoric and voting against the US-Israel alliance." AIPAC donates to lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and sponsors yearly trips to Israel for lawmakers. One trip over theAugust recess includedHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), whohad dinnerwith Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Anti-Israel extremists – of the right or the left – will not deter us in our participation in the democratic process to stand with Israel," the group said in a statement to The Hill. "It is an outrageous betrayal of American values and interests to abandon an ally fighting terrorist aggression." Greenehas frequently brokenwith her party over Israel and has been perhaps the most prominent Republican to characterize the war in Gaza as a genocide, a flashpoint amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Georgia Republicanrecently sponsoredseveral resolutions to block military aid to Israel. In 2024,she opposed a billto codify certain definitions of antisemitism over the inclusion of the statement that Jews killed Jesus, which she claimed is biblically supported. On the Democratic side, lawmakers haveincreasingly turnedto criticize Israel in recent weeks as widespread hunger, malnutrition and starvation in Gaza have become more apparent, documented by press reports and international aid groups. Greene, however, has been largely alone among Republicans looking to criticize the Israeli government. "The reason why AIPAC is attacking me is because I dared to tell the truth," Greene said on Gaetz's show. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill.

 

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