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Colorado Rep. Tim Hernández apologizes for not condemning Hamas attack

Last updated: 2023/10/14 at 4:07 AM
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A Colorado legislator apologized Friday for not explicitly condemning the lethal terror assaults in Israel final week when he attended a pro-Palestine rally, amid calls from Republicans that he be expelled from the legislature.

“People who find themselves harmed and struggling deserve our respect, and I’ve to apologize for the way in which that I brought on hurt to (the) neighborhood by not making that explicitly clear,” Rep. Tim Hernández, a Denver Democrat, mentioned in a video posted to social media late Friday afternoon. “… My values have and all the time will stay as solidarity and appreciation for the elemental worth of human life and a collective battle towards oppression.”

The video is Hernández’s second public assertion since he attended the rally outdoors of the state Capitol on Oct. 7, the identical day that Hamas killed tons of of individuals in Israel and kidnapped scores extra. The lawmaker bought right into a heated alternate with an opponent of the rally, and video reveals Hernández condemning “colonial violence,” reiterating his assist for Palestine and refusing to explicitly condemn the assaults or Hamas.

After the video unfold on-line, Hernández’s social media engagement with posts concerning the assault additionally drew criticism, together with a publish about Israel being “humiliated.” Republicans and a few Democrats, together with Israeli-born Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, publicly criticized him.

Hernández, who didn’t reply to messages from JS this week, issued a primary assertion Monday, condemning conflict and opposing violence towards civilians. The subsequent day, the highest Home Democrats — Speaker Julie McCluskie and Majority Chief Monica Duran — mentioned they have been “deeply disillusioned” that Hernández didn’t condemn Hamas.

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On Friday, Hernández started his video with an express condemnation of the group “and their assault on harmless civilians.” He apologized for his social media use and mentioned he hadn’t been “engaged with impacted neighborhood members.”

Michaelson Jenet mentioned she spoke with Hernández on Monday, when she launched an announcement criticizing his attendance on the rally and his social media utilization. That dialog, she mentioned, “was tough.” Hernández known as her Friday morning to speak once more, and she or he mentioned he had spoken with extra individuals and had “a better understanding of what’s going on in Israel proper now.”

“I hope that what comes out of that is he acknowledges the megaphone he’s been given and makes use of it responsibly,” she mentioned.

In an announcement issued to Instagram on Thursday, the Colorado Palestine Coalition — which organized the Saturday rally — wrote that it held the occasion to attract consideration to the blockade positioned round Gaza and its individuals. The group mentioned it condemned the “baseless assaults” towards Hernández and that these criticisms have been “a microcosm (of) how this problem is framed in American media and politics.”

Hernández’s second assertion comes as Republicans intensify their criticism of him. In a letter launched by the state Republican Celebration on Thursday evening, 15 of the Home’s 19 Republicans demanded that Democrats provoke Hernández’s expulsion. The letter, written by Rep. Brandi Bradley, sharply criticizes Hernández and mentioned his actions warranted speedy elimination.

“The occasions which are occurring in Israel are heartbreaking, and we clearly really feel for the individuals of Israel and stand united with them,” mentioned Republican Rep. Rose Pugliese, the assistant minority chief within the Home. “So to have remarks like he has made is actually unhappy for the establishment as an entire, particularly within the Home.”

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Given Democratic management within the Capitol, expulsion — which requires a two-thirds vote — is unlikely. Solely two Home members have been expelled, largely lately in 2018, when then-Rep. Steve Lebsock was eliminated after a number of ladies accused him of harassment. The legislature doesn’t reconvene till January. A spokesman for Home Democrats declined to remark Friday.

Bradley mentioned that she supposed to comply with via on the letter however mentioned she wanted to fulfill with all of her Republican colleagues to choose subsequent steps.

“I’m not going to take a seat again and watch somebody assault a neighborhood of individuals,” she mentioned.

Not all the Home Republicans signed on to the letter, and never all agree with its intent. Rep. Ron Weinberg, a Loveland Republican, decried the expulsion demand and mentioned Hernández had the correct to talk and protest.

“That is emotional for me. I’ve household in Israel, I’m Jewish, I lived in Israel for a little bit bit. I utterly disagree with Hernández. However I’m not going to close him up,” he mentioned. “I’m not going to silence him or muzzle him. That’s ridiculous. Let him state his piece. And we should always encourage individuals to protest and provides their opinion. And we should always be capable to get right into a room and debate about it, sensibly.”

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