Republicans pressure Biden DOJ to probe activists calling for 'Death to America'

FIRST ON FOX: A conjugation of 5 Michigan Republicans is calling connected the Department of Justice to analyse pro-Palestinian activists who person chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" during caller rallies.

Led by Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., nan GOP lawmakers penned a missive to Attorney General Merrick Garland, characterizing nan chants arsenic "anti-American and anti-Semitic," and arguing they represent an incitement of violence, aren't protected reside and airs a threat to nationalist safety. They besides said nan chants are grounds violent sympathies stay prevalent among definite activistic groups.

"Though purportedly held to definitive support for nan Palestinian cause, these events were alternatively platforms for inciting coercion and violence," Moolenaar and nan different Republicans wrote. "Repeatedly, we person witnessed successful nan past respective months nan harassment and beingness battle directed astatine guiltless Americans during aliases instantly pursuing these events."

"As defenders of nan Constitution of nan United States against enemies some overseas and domestic, and arsenic staunch supporters of Israel, we are alarmed by nan expanding calls to unit against anyone not espousing their extremist agenda," nan missive to Garland continued.

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Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., is pictured during a House Appropriations Subcommittee proceeding connected March 29, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The group – which, successful summation to Moolenaar, included Reps. Tim Walberg, Jack Bergman, Lisa McClain, and John James – concluded their missive by imploring nan DOJ to return "swift and decisive action" to analyse and prosecute nan group spearheading specified calls for unit and "Death to America" chants.

Their missive comes little than 2 weeks aft video circulated online showed protesters astatine an Al-Quds Day rally successful Dearborn, Mich., chanting, "Death to America" and "Death to Israel." Al-Quds Day is an yearly arena commemorating nan conclusion of nan Islamic beatified period of Ramadan successful support of Palestinians and successful guidance of Israel.

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Activist Tarek Bazzi began nan Dearborn arena by asking nan crowd to believe for "the triumph of nan resistance" and referred to "the guidance fighters [who] prosecute successful conflict pinch this godless, satanic crab that is called Israel," according to nan Anti-Defamation League. Another activistic displayed an image of Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini while different crowd signs had messages like, "The Zionist entity has nary correct to exist." 

Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks successful Selma, Ala., connected March 3, 2024.  (Christian Monterrosa/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Anti-Defamation League further reported that akin events were held successful New York City connected Al-Quds Day and, for illustration nan Dearborn rally, attracted ample crowds and included nan usage of "violent" rhetoric by speakers and attendees.

"We impulse you to return decisive action to prosecute those calling for ‘Death to America’ and to uphold nan principles of justness and state that specify our federation by defending it," nan missive to Garland concluded. "Now is nan clip to return action to guarantee nan information and information of each Americans."

The DOJ didn't instantly respond to a petition for comment. 

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Both nan White House and nan Biden run have condemned Bazzi's comments.

Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.