‘Squad’ Democrat Jamaal Bowman called reports that Israeli women were raped and babies beheaded by Hamas on October 7 as ‘propaganda’ in a previously unreported TikTok post

A recently surfaced clip shows progressive ‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman calling the rapes and beheadings of Israeli children by Hamas militants on October 7 ‘propaganda’.

The video – posted to TikTok – shows Bowman addressing a group of pro-Palestinian protesters in Westchester, New York, decrying how Israel lied about the severity of the attack.

“Propaganda was used at the beginning of the siege,” he is heard loudly claiming as cars passed loudly behind him on a busy road.

He spoke to a group of about 50 pro-Palestinian supporters, some of whom carried signs. The video was reportedly shot on November 17, over a month after the start of the war Politics.

“There is still no evidence of decapitated babies or raped women,” he continues, receiving confirmation from the crowd.

“But they still use that lie…propaganda.”

After Hamas militants invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, there were widespread reports of brutal killings, including of children, and rapes.

But at the time the video was recorded, many reports had already confirmed that Hamas had committed rapes and beheadings, including some by the Israeli government.

Furthermore, survivors of the attacks also said they saw women raped at a concert venue that was attacked early in the morning of October 7.

In total, Hamas killed more than 1,100 people that day, 360 of them at the music center.

Despite Bowman’s claims that the rape and murder reports were fabricated, he denounced Hamas’ actions just three days after the initial attack.

“Hamas targeted defenseless and innocent civilians and killed the largest number of Jewish people outside of the Holocaust in a single day,” he said in an Oct. 10 statement.

“It has truly been a heartbreaking past few days with deaths that we hoped would never happen again,” Bowman continued. “Their actions are undeniably abhorrent and must be strongly and unequivocally condemned.”

His office did not return DailyMail.com’s request for comment.

Still, Bowman’s Oct. 10 statement differs dramatically from the sentiment he expressed in the TikTok video recorded over a month later.

And his claim that rapes and beheadings were “propaganda” had been thoroughly debunked before his November 17 comments.

He attempted to clarify his comments in a statement to Politico, but did not deny making them.

“As I said at this meeting, what Hamas did on October 7 is a war crime and they must release all the hostages,” he told Politico.

“The UN has confirmed that Hamas has committed rape and sexual violence, a reprehensible act that I fully condemn. I also voted in favor of Resolution 966, which officially condemns the rapes and sexual violence committed by Hamas. So let me be clear and ensure that my words are not distorted: I always stand against sexual violence in all forms and stand for peace for all.”

But Republicans seized on Bowman’s comments in the video, accusing Democrats of “loving” the terrorist organization.

“Extreme Democrats in the House of Representatives remain so blinded by their anti-Semitism and their love for Hamas that they will not only ignore the heinous crimes committed against Israeli women, but will actively seek to discredit their trauma,” the National Republican Congressional Committee told reporters. , National Press Secretary Will Reinert, to DailyMail.com .

An Israeli soldier assesses the damage caused by Hamas militants’ invasion of a music festival, where they killed 360 civilians

Aerial photo shows abandoned and torched vehicles at the scene of the October 7 attack on the Supernova desert music festival

However, some of Bowman’s Democratic colleagues quickly rebelled against reports of Hamas’ brutality against civilians.

Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., went so far as to renounce his membership in the Democratic Socialists of America after they planned a pro-Palestinian rally days after the Oct. 7 attacks.

“After the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel, including the indiscriminate murder, rape and kidnapping of innocent men, women and children, I can no longer associate with an organization that is unwilling to denounce terrorism in all its forms,” ​​he said. Thanedar in his speech. a statement dated October 11.

President Biden was also quick to call the rapes and murders horrific.

“Stomach-turning reports of killing babies. Entire families killed,” he said on October 10.

“Young people were massacred while attending a music festival to celebrate peace – to celebrate peace,” he continued. ‘Women raped, assaulted and paraded as trophies.’

“The brutality of Hamas – this bloodlust – is reminiscent of the worst – the worst rampages of ISIS. This is terrorism.’