'Squad' member Cori Bush stops short of calling Hamas a terrorist group: 'Be careful about labeling'
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Far-left Rep. Cori Bush stopped short of calling Hamas a terrorist organization during a new interview, suggesting people should be careful about labeling.
Bush is fighting for her political life in a competitive primary race against Wesley Bell, who has set himself up as a more moderate pro-Israel alternative to the progressive "Squad" member. Like other "Squad" members, she is a fierce critic of Israel and sympathizer with the Palestinian cause. Hamas perpetrated the horrific Oct. 7 terrorist attack that killed more than 1,100 people in Israel and took hundreds of hostages. Hanna Panreck is an associate editor at Fox News.
"We were called terrorists during Ferguson," Bush said, referring to the riots in the city after a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown in 2014. An investigation found the officer, Darren Wilson, acted in self-defense, but the incident jump-started the "Hands up, don't shoot" mantra at the time.