Sarah Silverman denounces 'the Squad' over Iron Dome position

• Published date: 03 October 2021
• Author: GADI ZAIG
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"It's just frustrating cause my girls in The Squad really didn't want it to be funded," she said on Thursday. "They wanted to defund it. All the Iron Dome does is protect civilians from getting hit by missiles and bombs. What do you think might happen if you take away the one thing that protects people from missiles in a place where missiles are constantly flying at you? That's dark."

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The Squad, though sometimes considered four, this time was comprised of five House Democrats: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush and Ayanna Pressley, all of whom chose not to vote for funding the Iron Dome.

Ocasio-Cortez, who voted "present" on the bill, wrote to her House district, NY-14, on Twitter to explain that she was actually "opposed to this bill," her beliefs that the bill was "rushed," and that the US government "has handed unconditional aid to the Israeli government." She was later seen crying on the House floor.

The Iron Dome has been considered a lifesaver for Israelis, intercepting thousands of Hamas rockets in May during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

In addition to criticizing The Squad on voting against the bill, Silverman also noted how the four representatives do not discuss Hamas, and all their criticism appears to be directed only at Israel.

"It's so bizarre," she said. "Why do none of them even mention Hamas? A...