Justin Amash, former Republican and Libertarian Congressman from Michigan, who served from 2011-2021, has announced that some of his family were killed in the Christian Orthodox Church which was bombed by Israel on Oct. 19. Amash, though born in the U.S., has a mother who is Syrian and a father who is Palestinian, the latter of whom was expelled by Israel in 1948, according to Wikipedia.
Amash posted on X on Oct. 20: “With great sadness, I have now confirmed that several of my relatives (including Viola and Yara pictured here) were killed at Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church in Gaza, where they had been sheltering.” He included a photo of the two young women.
