'She was not suggesting that you know, the killing of the Jews was something that calmed her. She was saying the fact that the Palestinians suffered so much and gave up so much but at least the Jews had a homeland to go to in the wake of the horrible destruction committed by the Nazis,' Rivera said.
Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera jumped in with both feet during an appearance on the network's Hannity Tuesday, defending freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib regarding remarks she made about the Holocaust that have been called controversial by some.
"There's always kind of a calming feeling I tell folks when I think of the Holocaust, and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors, Palestinians, who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence in many ways, have been wiped out, and some people's passports.
Following tweets by President Donald Trump, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise , Rep. Liz Cheney and others condemned her words with tweets and/or public statements. Rivera added that Tlaib's words were put together in an"unartful way" but added that Israeli newspapers he has read and in Jewish temples across the United States, there are comments that the democratic representative is being taken out of context in a grotesque way that is extremely unfair." The Fox News correspondent also called out Hannity and Bongino for taking their criticism of Tlaib"a step too far.
"Geraldo, the words Holocaust and 'having a calming effect,' I'm sorry, but there's no way that's ever appropriate," Bongino replied."And one more thing, Geraldo, the justification she provides for this is completely, historically made up." Bongino went on to say that any college student knows there was"no safe haven" for Jews and that some Palestinians fought with and supported the Nazis.
Hannity later interjected to say that the land is Israel's"historical homeland" and that it was"not in dispute."
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