Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

Marjorie Taylor Greene (The American Conservative)

State of the Union: Greene amps up criticism of Israel.

By Spencer Neale, Reposted from The American Conservative, July 29, 2025

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) joined with Democrats on Tuesday (July 29) to become the first member of the Republican Party to call the crisis in Gaza a “genocide.”

Writing to X on Monday (July 28), Greene first acknowledged the terrorist acts of Hamas on October 7, 2023, before criticizing Israel’s response, which has created a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

“It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct. 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide and starvation happening in Gaza,” Greene said.

Greene, who earlier this month led a failed attempt to strip $500 million of American military funding to Israel, escalated her criticism of the Israeli government in recent weeks after Israel bombed the only Catholic Church in Gaza. The outspoken Georgia congresswoman joins nine Democrats, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, who have also been calling the crisis a genocide.

[Editor’s note: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voted to continue the $500 million to Israel.]

Spencer Neale is the Features Editor at The American Conservative.

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