House Dem Susan Wild calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’, claims Israel ‘has a right to defend itself’ in mixed messages sent to constituents

She has wildly opposing views. 

Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) appears to have accidentally sent dueling letters to constituents – one articulating her strong support for Israel and another slamming the war in Gaza. 

The two missives, sent in response to letters from a mother and daughter urging the 67-year-old congresswoman to support Israel’s war against Hamas, were both written on May 21 and signed by Wild, according to the Washington Free Beacon. 

“As I’ve watched unbelievable tragedy unfold in Israel, I have been outraged, devastated, and heartbroken,” Wild wrote in the pro-Israel letter sent to the mother.  

“The vicious terrorist attacks launched by Hamas are disgusting and unforgivable,” she added. “I stand with the Israeli people and all fellow Jews around the world during this time of terrible danger, fear, and worry.”

Wild, the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, went on to discuss a February 2023 visit to Israel and expressed that there are “no words to describe this kind of terror and devastation that people I met and spoke with have experienced.” 

“I grieve for the innocent lives caught in this violence,” she wrote. “I remain acutely focused on doing everything within my power to obtain the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas, and I stand with every family whose loved ones remain missing.” 

“I believe Israel has a right to defend itself and will do everything I can as your representative to ensure Israel has the ability and capacity to restore and maintain its security and safety of all its citizens,” Wild vowed. 

In the letter to the daughter, the congresswoman uses many of the same adjectives in her pro-Israel note to describe the upheaval in Gaza. 

“Thank you for contacting me about the unspeakable tragedy continuing to unfold in Gaza,” wrote Wild. “I am outraged, devastated, and heartbroken, and I want to be clear: No human life is worth more than any other.” 

The House Democrat notes that Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack is “unforgivable” and that the terror group “must be brought to justice” before criticizing Israel’s response. 

“With that said, rather than defeating Hamas, Israel’s military response has inflicted devastation on staggering numbers of innocent Palestinian children, families, and civilians in Gaza, as well as medical personnel, aid workers, and others who are working to provide comfort and healing during this time of terrible violence,” Wild wrote. “Over the course of this conflict, I have repeatedly called on the Biden Administration to act much more aggressively to convey to the Israeli government that its actions must be consistent with international and U.S. law.”

“For months now, I have been urging the Administration to use all tools at its disposal to secure an agreement that leads to an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages.” 

Wild goes on to tout her efforts to get more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and vowed to “push for robust U.S. diplomatic engagement aimed at ending the bloodshed and building a future of rights, dignity, security, and peace for all in the region.”

It’s unclear if Wild herself or one of her staffers, as is often the case in congressional offices, was responsible for drafting the letters. 

Her office did not respond to The Post’s request for comment. 

Wild, who is up for re-election, will face Republican state lawmaker Ryan Mackenzie in November. 

In 2022, she narrowly defeated her GOP opponent in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, winning by only 2 percentage points. 

Her Lehigh Valley district includes Trump-friendly Carbon County and has a sizable Jewish and Arab American population. 

National Republican Congressional Committee blasted Wild’s inconsistent messaging. 

“Susan Wild is blatantly playing political games and throwing away her moral clarity just to cover herself,” NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella said in a statement. 

“Voters deserve to know where Wild truly stands on an issue where she claims to be ‘outraged, devastated, and heartbroken,’” he added.