Another Squaddie is squashed: Hamas-loving, Jew-baiting Bush is ‘Bowmaned’ in Missouri

St. Louis voters “Bowmaned” Rep. Cori Bush, one of Israel’s nastiest critics on Capitol Hill, ousting her 51.2% to 45.6%, with an estimated 96.7% of the votes counted, according to an unofficial tally as of 11:20 pm on Tuesday.

She was the second member of the left-wing anti-Israel “Squad” to fall, following the defeat in June of Bronx-Westchester Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

As the new Democratic nominee in Missouri’s heavily blue 1st CD, Wesley Bell, a progressive with more moderate views on the Israel-Hamas war, is favored to win the November election.

Since taking office in 2021, Bush staked out a position on the anti-Israel fringe of her party. That year she was one of only eight Democrats to oppose US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome. Soon after Oct. 7, she called Israeli retaliation an “ethnic cleansing campaign” and “a war crime.” In January, she was one of only two Democrats to vote against a resolution to bar from the US anyone who participated in the Oct. 7 attacks.

AIPAC’s super PAC spent nearly $9 million in the contest, and Bush faced criticism on a variety of issues beyond those involving Israel and Jews.

In an interview with the New York Times published on Monday, Bush drew a parallel between Israel and Hamas, saying: “Have they hurt people? Absolutely. Has the Israeli military hurt people? Absolutely.”

Remaining Squad members are Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Greg Casar, Summer Lee, and Delia Ramirez.