Washington — Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Donald Trump’s most outspoken allies, has stunned Washington by describing Israel’s military attacks in Gaza as a “genocide.” Her remarks mark the first time a Republican lawmaker in Congress has broken ranks with party orthodoxy to directly condemn Israel’s actions, exposing growing cracks in the carefully constructed bipartisan façade of unconditional support for Tel Aviv.
On July 29, Greene declared in a social media post that the truth about the conflict could no longer be sanitized. “It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned,” she wrote, “but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza.”
Her statement directly acknowledged what many human rights groups, UN officials, and global leaders have been warning for months: that Israel’s relentless bombardment and siege of Gaza has deliberately targeted civilians, starved the population, and erased entire neighborhoods under the pretext of “self-defense.”
Greene’s words mark a watershed moment. For decades, Republicans have maintained rigid loyalty to Israel, portraying any criticism as betrayal. Yet Greene, often dismissed as a fringe figure, has become the first Republican to openly call Israel’s actions a ‘genocide’.
Her rebuke carries weight because it directly challenges the moral hypocrisy of her colleagues. She singled out Republican congressman Randy Fine, who had celebrated Israel’s bombings and openly mocked Palestinian suffering. “Cheering on civilian starvation is inhumane,” Greene countered.
The facts on the ground are staggering. Since October 2023, Gaza has been subjected to what UN officials have described as “hell on earth.” According to UN relief agencies, more than 150,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured, with over two-thirds of the victims being women and children. Entire hospitals have been bombed, aid convoys targeted, and more than 80% of Gaza’s population has been targeted in the ongoing Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, and more than 80% of Gaza’s population is displaced from its motherland.
International aid groups, including Médecins Sans Frontières and the International Committee of the Red Cross, have accused Israel of weaponizing starvation, cutting off food, water, and electricity supplies. A July 2025 UN report estimated that over one million Gazans are at immediate risk of famine, a crisis exacerbated by Israel’s blockade of humanitarian relief, and also no access to media in Gaza, because the world will raise questions.
Israel’s actions have triggered global outrage. The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel must take measures to prevent Genocide in Gaza, yet Tel Aviv has brazenly ignored the order of the ICJ. South Africa, Turkey, and much of the Global South have condemned Israel in the strongest terms.
But Washington, both under Former President Joe Biden and now President Donald Trump, continues to arm Israel. Billions in US taxpayer dollars flow each year into weapons shipments, effectively making America complicit in what Greene and much of the world now recognize as the Gaza Genocide.
Greene’s words resonate with shifting American public opinion. A Gallup poll in June 2025 showed only 32% of Americans approved of Israel’s actions in Gaza, down sharply from previous years. A YouGov survey in August found 43% of Americans agreed Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a remarkable indicator of how far US public opinion has moved.
This shift is especially pronounced among younger voters, who see Israel’s war not as “self-defense” but as a colonial war of annihilation against Palestinians. Greene’s intervention, while controversial, taps into this growing disillusionment and may foreshadow broader ruptures in Washington’s consensus.
The United States lectures the world about human rights, yet arms and shields a state accused of war crimes and ethnic cleansing. Greene’s remarks cut through this double standard, highlighting that while Washington demonizes adversaries like North Korea, Russia, or Iran, it excuses Israel for the Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and collective punishment.
Her challenge to her own party exposes an uncomfortable truth: that the United States cannot claim moral leadership while enabling one of the most devastating genocides of the 21st century.
According to Al Jazeera, Greene’s July 29 statement marked the first time a Republican lawmaker used the term “genocide” in relation to Israel’s war on the Palestinian Peoples, a development that underscores not only her defiance of GOP leadership but also the mounting credibility crisis for Washington as images of Gaza’s devastation continue to shock the world.
