MSNBC’s Reid: ‘From the River to the Sea’ Has Been Used in Ways That ‘Could Be Arguably’ Anti-Israel

Reid me now is ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Brad Schneider of ░░░░░░░░ who voted in favor ░░░░░░░░ censuring Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ able to hear I ░░░░░░░░ that you probably can ░░░░░░░░ see it but you ░░░░░░░░ hear and I m ░░░░░░░░ you were hearing what ░░░░░░░░ Tlaib had to say ░░░░░░░░ Tell me why you ░░░░░░░░ to censure her SCHNEIDER ░░░░░░░░ thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ Reid Sure SCHNEIDER The ░░░░░░░░ the issue is that ░░░░░░░░ the phrase from the ░░░░░░░░ to the sea has ░░░░░░░░ long history It was ░░░░░░░░ initially the cry of ░░░░░░░░ PLO in 1964 mind ░░░░░░░░ the PLO in 1964 ░░░░░░░░ Israel took control of ░░░░░░░░ or the West Bank ░░░░░░░░ is the rallying cry ░░░░░░░░ Hamas and it has ░░░░░░░░ very distinct meaning It ░░░░░░░░ meaning of the destruction ░░░░░░░░ Israel and the murder ░░░░░░░░ the Jews living in ░░░░░░░░ And so that s ░░░░░░░░ it is a fraught ░░░░░░░░ which carries heavy weight ░░░░░░░░ think the important thing ░░░░░░░░ recognize is that as ░░░░░░░░ officials we all have ░░░░░░░░ responsibility to express our ░░░░░░░░ feelings express our views ░░░░░░░░ have the right to ░░░░░░░░ so But we also ░░░░░░░░ a responsibility to measure ░░░░░░░░ words to reserve judgments ░░░░░░░░ to correct them when ░░░░░░░░ miss speak or or ░░░░░░░░ things Representive Tlaib has ░░░░░░░░ up on her social ░░░░░░░░ the the lie about ░░░░░░░░ attack on on the ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza That was ░░░░░░░░ an attack by Israel ░░░░░░░░ it was a rocket ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian Islamic Jihad We ░░░░░░░░ her to I asked ░░░░░░░░ to take it down ░░░░░░░░ still has not And ░░░░░░░░ she uses the term ░░░░░░░░ the river to the ░░░░░░░░ people know what that ░░░░░░░░ They know that Hamas ░░░░░░░░ they crossed the border ░░░░░░░░ October 7th brutally murdered ░░░░░░░░ 400 people 240 civilians ░░░░░░░░ back to Gaza continues ░░░░░░░░ hold those hostages today ░░░░░░░░ continues to fire rockets ░░░░░░░░ Israeli cities from Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza When they ░░░░░░░░ from the river to ░░░░░░░░ sea it has a ░░░░░░░░ specific meaning And that ░░░░░░░░ meaning needed to be ░░░░░░░░ out Reid Well let ░░░░░░░░ ask you this question ░░░░░░░░ this phrase has had ░░░░░░░░ meanings over the many ░░░░░░░░ And it has been ░░░░░░░░ in ways that I ░░░░░░░░ could be arguably negative ░░░░░░░░ Israel or wanting Israel ░░░░░░░░ to exist anymore But ░░░░░░░░ everyone agrees that that ░░░░░░░░ what it is Are ░░░░░░░░ aware that the Likud ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ party used in its ░░░░░░░░ party platform between the ░░░░░░░░ and the Jordan there ░░░░░░░░ be only Israeli sovereignty ░░░░░░░░ others have used the ░░░░░░░░ as well SCHNEIDER And ░░░░░░░░ s just as wrong ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ know the I m ░░░░░░░░ m one of the ░░░░░░░░ and cochairs of the ░░░░░░░░ Accords caucus in Congress ░░░░░░░░ bicameral And the idea ░░░░░░░░ the Abraham Accords the ░░░░░░░░ of relations between Israel ░░░░░░░░ Arab states is that ░░░░░░░░ and Arabs belong to ░░░░░░░░ same land both have ░░░░░░░░ claims to that land ░░░░░░░░ both need to learn ░░░░░░░░ to live on that ░░░░░░░░ And the Abraham Accords ░░░░░░░░ Israel but also recognizes ░░░░░░░░ by embracing each other ░░░░░░░░ and Jews together can ░░░░░░░░ only lift up the ░░░░░░░░ but can lift up ░░░░░░░░ other the people of ░░░░░░░░ region and give all ░░░░░░░░ kids the future and ░░░░░░░░ that they deserve Reid ░░░░░░░░ me read to you ░░░░░░░░ Rashida Tlaib her explanation ░░░░░░░░ her use of the ░░░░░░░░ This is what she ░░░░░░░░ From the river to ░░░░░░░░ sea is an aspirational ░░░░░░░░ for freedom human rights ░░░░░░░░ peaceful coexistence not death ░░░░░░░░ or hate My work ░░░░░░░░ advocacy is always centered ░░░░░░░░ justice and dignity for ░░░░░░░░ people no matter of ░░░░░░░░ or ethnicity Did you ░░░░░░░░ a conversation with your ░░░░░░░░ colleague before making the ░░░░░░░░ on how to vote ░░░░░░░░ this senator SCHNEIDER I ░░░░░░░░ not questioning I m ░░░░░░░░ questioning her intentions her ░░░░░░░░ intentions I believe that ░░░░░░░░ wants for the Palestinians ░░░░░░░░ peace that she she ░░░░░░░░ about and promotes But ░░░░░░░░ fact of the matter ░░░░░░░░ that Hamas uses from ░░░░░░░░ river to the see ░░░░░░░░ the rallying cry People ░░░░░░░░ the world have heard ░░░░░░░░ have joined that and ░░░░░░░░ called for the destruction ░░░░░░░░ the state of Israel ░░░░░░░░ But my my question ░░░░░░░░ you though is did ░░░░░░░░ talk to her Did ░░░░░░░░ have a personal one ░░░░░░░░ one conversation with her ░░░░░░░░ She hasn t talked ░░░░░░░░ me in over a ░░░░░░░░