Tag: Rashida Tlaib
Tlaib retweets, then undoes, ‘from the river to the sea’ post
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) retweeted a post over the weekend that read “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” that was part of an “International Day of Solidarity” picture.
https://twitter.com/Claire_Voltaire/status/1333212176346087429
The legislator undid...
Anti-Semites combating anti-Semitism: An Orwellian farce
If George Orwell is spinning in his grave these days, he’s likely rolling so hard with laughter that it’s bringing him and the rest of us to tears. An upcoming webinar on Jew-hatred is...
Tlaib accused of anti-Semitism over response to Biden’s secretary of state pick
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) sparked controversy Monday and drew accusations of anti-Semitism after criticizing President-elect Joe Biden’s appointment for secretary of state, Anthony Blinken.
After former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s campaign manager praised the appointment, calling...
Tlaib and others peddling anti-Jewish rhetoric to speak on panel about anti-Semitism
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is scheduled to be on a panel about anti-Semitism with other figures who have themselves engaged in anti-Semitism.
The Dec. 15 webinar, “Dismantling Anti-Semitism, Winning Justice: A Panel Discussion,” also features others...
Haters on the right and left this political season
I can’t blame either congresswoman for fearing for their lives.
“Posting a photo with an assault rifle next to the faces of three women of color is…incitement,” tweets U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. “There are already...
Pro-BDS candidate wins in congressional Democratic primary in Missouri
Progressive Cori Bush, who supports the anti-Israel BDS movement, upset longtime Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) in the Democratic primary on Tuesday in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.
Bush won 48.9 percent of the vote, while Clay,...
Sanders pushes supporters to campaign for Tlaib, Omar in competitive primaries
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging his supporters to campaign for Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as they both face increasingly tough upcoming Democratic primary challenges.
“Some of our strongest allies in...
Tlaib says she’s not endorsing Biden, or maybe anyone, for president
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said on Monday that she would not endorse the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. In fact, it’s not clear that she will be endorsing...
All the news that fits preconceived notions
What jumped out at me from a New York Times piece on Rashida Tlaib was what the Times omitted – the most essential elements of Tlaib’s scary and offensive tenure in Congress.
The two reporters on the story barely...
The moral dilemma of emptying prisons in a pandemic
What is our duty to those confined in places where the coronavirus crisis is a threat? Efforts to protect residents of facilities that serve the elderly have gained a great deal of attention. Yet...