A Republican saying “we should kill them all” is “news,” in referring to Hamas? Clarifying that as there being no distinction between Hamas and Palestinians, as this makes clear: "Hamas and the Palestinians have been attacking Israel for 20 years. It is time to 'Pay the Piper,'" he continued, adding "death to Hamas.”
That’s not “news,” anymore than “dog bites man” is! But it’s good to have it confirmed once again, with way too many right-wing Democrats like Biden, Clinton, Klobuchar, et al., not objecting strongly, if at all, to that sentiment.
Republican lawmaker Rep. Andy Ogles was filmed saying he thinks "we should kill them all" when confronted by pro-Palestinian protesters in the halls of Congress about Israel's tactics in Gaza.
Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, and protesters went back and forth over the course of several minutes in a video filmed last week about allegations that Israel is committing genocide and war crimes, as well as Ogles' failure to support a cease-fire.
"You know what? I think we should kill them all, if that makes you feel better. Everybody in Hamas," Ogles said, earning derision from the protesters who asked if he "even had a heart."
"Hamas and the Palestinians have been attacking Israel for 20 years. It is time to 'Pay the Piper,'" he continued, adding "death to Hamas."
In the immediate aftermath of the October 7 attack, Ogles introduced legislation barring anyone with a Palestinian passport from entering the U.S. He has also previously introduced amendments rejecting any "domestic or international sanction against Israel" on the basis of "Israel's lawful administration of the Judea and Samaria Area."
Ogles, however, is also a skeptic of increased foreign military assistance to Israel, telling the Independent that "Israel does not need our resources. They're well equipped to take care of their own business. I think what quite frankly, we need to stop meddling in their foreign policy and let them do what they have to do which is wipe out Hamas."