Overview

• Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace has criticized her House colleagues for not condemning the sexual violence of Israeli women at the hands of Hamas.
• Mace, herself a survivor of rape, called out the silence of women's groups and her colleagues in the House, specifically Democrat Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
• Jayapal came under fire for her comments on CNN, where she redirected the conversation to Israel while saying she 'absolutely' condemns Hamas raping Israeli women.
• Social media and Israeli police accounts have detailed that Israeli women have faced violent rape crimes after Hamas launched attacks on the nation on Oct. 7.
• Mace has called for condemnation of the violent crimes from every corner of the country, labeling the silence on the issue as 'shameful', 'disgusting', and 'barbaric'.