Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) apologized this week months after dismissing reports that Hamas raped Israeli civilians on Oct. 7 as “propaganda” and “lies.”
“I apologize for my comments,” Bowman said during a radio show appearance, “and now we’re continuing to do the work to fight sexual violence and domestic violence in all its forms.”
A month after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israeli civilians that left 1,200 people dead, Bowman said, “There’s still no evidence of beheaded babies or raped women. But they still keep using that lie [for] propaganda,” Politico reported .
After initially refusing to address the remarks, Bowman did walk back the propaganda accusations but refused to apologize. “The UN confirmed that Hamas committed rape and sexual violence, a reprehensible fact that I condemn entirely,” Bowman said in March. “I also voted yes on Resolution 966, which officially condemns the rape and sexual […]
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