A group of far-left progressives in the House is known as The Squad. The group is filled with anti-Semitics who have spoken out against Israel and Jews in the past.

More than a dozen members of this group called for a ceasefire on Monday as they presented a resolution in the House. The war begun by Hamas against Israel just 10 days ago is referred to as “armed violence.” There is no mention of American hostages being held in Gaza. This tells us everything.

The “Ceasefire Now Resolution,” — introduced by Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Andre Carson of Indiana, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Delia Ramirez of Illinois — demands that the Biden administration “immediately call for and facilitate deescalation [sic] and a cease-fire to urgently end the current violence” and “promptly send and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza.”

“I am grieving for every Palestinian, Israeli, and American life lost to this violence, and my heart breaks for all those who will be forever traumatized because of it,” Bush said in a statement.

“War and retaliatory violence doesn’t achieve accountability or justice; it only leads to more death and human suffering. We can’t bomb our way to peace, equality, and freedom.”

Those are words used in the initial responses by the Biden administration, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, that caused so much immediate backlash that those responses were either deleted from social media or they were cleaned up to make clear America’s support of Israel. “de-escalation” and “ceasefire” have no place in conversations right now. The use of “armed conflict” is beyond the pale.

Cori Bush released statements from the individual representatives who signed on to the resolution. Those members of the House include Reps “Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), André Carson (IN-07), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), alongside Representatives Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07).” These are not known as America’s loudest cheerleaders.

The media press release from Cori Bush includes organizations that endorse the resolution. These include Black Lives Matter, Rainbow PUSH, and CAIR.

The Ceasefire Now Resolution is endorsed by 350.org, About Face: Veterans Against the War, Action Center on Race & the Economy, Adalah Justice Project, American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP), American Muslims for Palestine, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Americans for Justice in Palestine Action, Arab American Institute, Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Center for Civilians in Conflict, Center for Constitutional Rights, Center for Jewish Nonviolence, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Defense for Children International – Palestine, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), Dream Defenders, EMGAGE Action, Freedom Forward, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Highlander Research & Education, Hindus for Human Rights, IfNotNow, Institute for Middle Eastern Understanding, Institute for Policy Studies New Internationalism Project, The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, Jewish Voice for Peace Action, Just Foreign Policy, MADRE, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Movement Law Lab, MPower Change Action Fund, Pax Christi USA, Peace Action, Progressive Jews of St. Louis, Project48, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, ReThinking Foreign Policy, RootsAction.org, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Institute Justice Team, Transgender Law Center, United Church of Christ, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), US Council for Muslim Organizations, Women Cross DMZ, and Working Families Party. A list of all endorsement quotes can be found HERE.

That’s a lot but it’s important to know where people stand, now more so than ever. United Church of Christ? Duly noted.

This resolution comes as Israel prepares for a ground war with Hamas. This is no time for a ceasefire. The ‘fire’ has only just begun. Hamas must be destroyed. The Squad will just have to cope with that. Murderers who behead babies in their cribs, murder children in their beds, rape women, and drag old people from their homes to murder them can’t be allowed to live. They certainly can’t be allowed to live next to the country they are on a mission to destroy and murder all its people – Israel. This is not retaliation. This is human survival.

As Senator John Fetterman once said, “America is not sending our best and brightest to Congress.”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spends almost three minutes trying to explain her calls for a "ceasefire" after Hamas terrorists brutally massacred innocent Israelis and it does not go well pic.twitter.com/qkQ30jSIuG

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 17, 2023

We must legislate to save lives now. Calling for urgent de-escalation and facilitating a ceasefire is how we do it. I urge my colleagues to join me, @RepCori, @RepAndreCarson, @RepSummerLee, & @RepDeliaRamirez, in saving millions of lives. pic.twitter.com/JoBaWvzDGn

— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) October 16, 2023

We must stand on the side of peace and be willing to speak out against violence—and our government’s complicity in it.

I ask my colleagues: are you for war or against war? Are you for saving lives or against saving lives?

The time to decide is now. #CeasefireNOW pic.twitter.com/kKK0OodlyB

— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) October 16, 2023

It was noted by commenters that they are not calling for the release of the hostages.

I don't hear you asking Hamas to release the hostages.

— SCRIBEMOON (@SCRIBEMOON) October 17, 2023

Others were clear in which side of the war had their support.

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— Carolyn Wilson (@pilgrim209) October 17, 2023

A prominent Jew asked if Jewish lives matter.

Does that include Jewish lives?

— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) October 16, 2023

Sides have to be chosen. There is no middle ground. This is a fight against sheer evil in the world. Most importantly, believe them when they tell you who they are.