State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, one of a handful of Muslim state legislators in the U.S., has issued a statement condemning America’s reaction to the Israel’s recent missile attacks on Gaza.

“The recent Israeli aggression is both unwarranted and completely disproportionate,” Nasheed said last week. “The United States’ wholehearted support for the massacre of innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip is unconscionable and undermines our reputation abroad. So long as America continues to act as an inherently biased player, we will never provide the just leadership that is needed to bring peace to Palestine and the rest of the world.”

More than 400 individuals have been killed in the air strikes targeting the Palestinian group Hamas, which Israel considers a terrorist organization.

Nasheed, elected to her second term in November, is one of two Muslim lawmakers in Jefferson City. T.D.  El-Amin, who is also Muslim, represents the district adjoining Nasheed’s in St. Louis.

Tomorrow morning, a group of bi-partisan officials led by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder are expected to gather at the Jewish Federation’s St. Louis headquarters to show solidarty with Israel.