Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, reportedly escalated her criticism of American policy toward Israel and Gaza on Saturday, arguing that U.S. taxpayers are being forced to subsidize a foreign conflict that does not serve their interests.
Her remarks came a day after the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification formally declared a famine in the Gaza Strip, a development that has intensified scrutiny of Israel’s ongoing military campaign.
Greene, a vocal conservative and frequent critic of unchecked foreign aid, said Washington has a moral responsibility to question what Americans are funding.
“U.S. taxpayers fund Israel $3.8 billion annually for military aid. That means every U.S. tax payer is contributing to Israel’s military actions,” Greene wrote in a post on X. “I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to pay for genocide in a foreign country against a foreign people for a foreign war that I had nothing to do with. And I will not be silent about it.”
Greene has urged her colleagues in Congress to raise their voices and pressure the Trump administration to reconsider its support for repeated strikes on Palestinians.
Her comments put her at odds with much of the political establishment in Washington, which has long viewed U.S. military aid to Israel as untouchable.
Her call comes as world leaders weigh their own responses. Several foreign governments have moved toward recognizing Palestine as a sovereign state, a decision Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned.
Netanyahu has insisted Israel’s mission is to destroy Hamas, the terrorist organization that carried out the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attack at an Israeli music festival.
Greene, however, distinguished between the militant group and the broader civilian population. “The innocent people in Gaza did not kill and kidnap the innocent people in Israel on Oct 7th,” she wrote. “Just as we spoke out and had compassion for the victims and families of Oct7, how can Americans not speak out and have compassion for the masses of innocent people and children in Gaza? Is one type of innocent life worthy and another type of innocent life worth nothing?”
She went on to argue that morality, not politics, should guide America’s stance. “God sees all innocent lives the same,” she told her followers, while also criticizing the State Department for halting the approval of U.S. visitor visas for Gazans seeking medical treatment.
Greene’s comments highlight a growing divide within conservative circles about America’s role in foreign wars.
While many Republicans remain firm in their support of Israel, a populist wing — skeptical of global entanglements and taxpayer burdens — is increasingly questioning the wisdom of writing blank checks for overseas conflicts.
Some conservatives voiced sharp disagreement with Greene’s appeal. “Why are you advocating for GAZANS to come to the US? How is Islamic immigration ‘America First’?” Laura Loomer, a conservative commentator, wrote on X.
The exchange reflects an ongoing debate within the Republican Party: whether the priority should be defending an ally at all costs, or whether the first duty of government is to protect American taxpayers from paying for wars abroad.
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