During last night’s phone in town hall meeting with Rep. Scholten, she once again said that she would not support a call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Last night, Rep. Hillary Scholten host a phone-in town hall meeting, which lasted for just short of 54 minutes. However, for the first 19 and one half minutes, Scholten talked at those who joined the call, which you can listen to at this link.

At the 29 minute mark, there was a question, with commentary, posed to Rep. Scholten, asking if she supported an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Scholten said she shared the sentiment of the caller and also said as a mother and person of faith she has had sleepless nights on this issue. However, once Scholten got beyond trying to avoid the issue, she essentially blamed Hamas for everything, stating that there “was a ceasefire before October 7”, but the Hamas attack on Israel ended that. 

Rep. Scholten then went on to continue claim she wanted to see an end to the conflict and has been urging the Biden Administration to work towards that goal. Lets be honest, everything that Rep. Scholten said was dishonest and misleading.

Since July, GRIID has been documenting Rep. Scholten’s position on Israel and Palestine. Here are all the posts we have done, which clearly demonstrates the Congresswoman’s commitment to unconditional US support for Israel.

• In late July, Scholten voted in favor of a resolution says that Israel is not an Apartheid state. https://griid.org/2023/07/25/3rd-congressional-representative-hillary-scholten-and-the-israeli-apartheid-state/ 
• Since mid-October, Rep. Scholten has been consistently in favor of providing more US military aid to Israel, thus supporting Israel’s war crimes. https://griid.org/2023/10/17/rep-scholten-endorses-israeli-war-crimes-in-gaza/ 
• Rep. Hillary Scholten continues to perpetuate misinformation about Israel/Palestine, along with refusing to acknowledge the decades long Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands.https://griid.org/2023/10/24/rep-hillary-scholten-continues-to-perpetuate-misinformation-about-israel-palestine-along-with-refusing-to-acknowledge-the-decades-long-israeli-occupation-of-palestinian-lands/ 
• Please watch the AIPAC-produced videos with Rep. Scholten, which promotes Israeli propaganda. https://griid.org/2023/10/26/please-watch-the-aipac-produced-videos-with-rep-scholten-which-promotes-israeli-propaganda/ 
• Despite the growing calls for a ceasefire, Rep. Scholten remains committed to the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza. https://griid.org/2023/11/06/despite-the-growing-calls-for-a-ceasefire-rep-scholten-remains-committed-to-the-brutal-israeli-assault-on-gaza/ 
• Rep. Scholten once again demonstrates her allegiance to Israeli propaganda, with the support of so-called Progressive Democrats. https://griid.org/2023/11/11/rep-scholten-once-again-demonstrates-her-allegiance-to-israeli-propaganda-with-the-support-of-so-called-progressive-democrats/ 
• Rep. Scholten says she is working hard to make sure US Imperialism wins the day in Gaza. https://griid.org/2023/11/20/rep-scholten-says-she-is-working-hard-to-make-sure-us-imperialism-wins-the-day-in-gaza/ 
• Rep. Scholten’s statement on the 4 day pause demonstrates her ideological commitment to unconditional US support of Israel. https://griid.org/2023/11/26/rep-scholtens-statement-on-the-4-day-pause-demonstrates-her-ideological-commitment-to-unconditional-us-support-of-israel/ 
• Palestine Solidarity march shows up at Rep. Scholten’s home, resulting in 10 GRPD cruisers sent to harass those demanding a ceasefire and end to US military aid to Israel. https://griid.org/2023/12/03/palestine-solidarity-march-shows-up-at-rep-scholtens-home-resulting-in-10-grpd-cruisers-sent-to-harass-those-demanding-a-ceasefire-and-end-to-us-military-aid-to-israel/ 
• Rep. Hillary Scholten voted for resolution that conflates Anti-Zionism with Antisemitism. https://griid.org/2023/12/06/rep-hillary-scholten-voted-for-resolution-that-conflates-anti-zionism-with-antisemintism/ 
• The bullshit response I got from Rep. Scholten in response to our demands calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to US Military Aid for Israel. https://griid.org/2023/12/10/the-bullshit-response-i-got-from-rep-scholten-in-response-to-our-demands-calling-for-an-immediate-ceasefire-and-an-end-to-us-military-aid-for-israel/ 
• Rep. Scholten uses the weak justification of national security for why she voted for the $886 billion US military budget. https://griid.org/2023/12/17/rep-scholten-uses-the-weak-justification-of-national-security-for-why-she-voted-for-the-886-billion-us-military-budget/ 

Let us not be fooled by the double speak and the justifications that Rep. Scholten, most members of Congress and the Biden Administration are giving us for their continued unconditional support for Israel and their active complicity in Israeli war crimes.