Tag: Rashida Tlaib
Speaker Pelosi can either reject anti-Semitism or tolerate it, not both
Speaker Nancy Pelosi did the right thing and spoke at a Women’s March event that rejected the anti-Semitism of national organization leaders such as Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory.
But just days before the event,...
House Democrats defend Tlaib, Omar amid anti-Semitic accusations
Despite anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric that includes support for the BDS movement from freshmen Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), House Democratic leadership has come to their defense.
“Clearly, I condemn anti-Semitism,” said...
Former Clinton White House communications director on Tlaib, Omar, Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic agenda
Prominent Democratic strategist and former Clinton White House communications director Ann Lewis appeared to sidestep the anti-Israel issues surrounding freshmen Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.).
Lewis was speaking at an...
Activist who said Israel is a ‘terrorist entity’ attends Tlaib swearing-in, private dinner
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) met with Abbas Hamideh, a Palestinian activist who has said that Israel is a “terrorist entity,” over the weekend.
“I was honored to be at Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib swearing in ceremony in...
US Congress now features a map in which ‘Palestine’ replaces the State of Israel
A map with a pasted note identifying Israel as “Palestine” is now on the wall of a new Muslim Congresswoman’s office.
This should not come as a surprise. The woman, Rashida Tlaib, identifies herself as...
Tlaib attacks American Jews: ‘They forgot what country they represent’
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) attacked American Jews and opponents of the BDS movement on Monday by saying “they forgot what country they represent.”
In response to a Twitter post by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasting an...
New Congresswoman Tlaib displays map with Israel replaced by ‘Palestine’
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) displayed a map on her first day in the House of Representatives with a note posted over Israel that reads “Palestine.”
Buzzfeed reporter Hannah Allam posted on Twitter, “Someone has already...
The mission to ‘Palestine’ will hurt J Street, not AIPAC
At first glance, it’s a one-sided struggle.
On the one hand, you have incoming House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland. On the other, there is freshman Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Both Hoyer and...
Will the anti-Israel proclivities of new House Democrats affect others in the party?
One of the biggest storylines coming out of the recent midterm elections was the changing face of the newly elected members of Congress. The incoming 116th Congress will have its largest share of women...
J Street PAC funds Michigan Democratic candidate for Congress who supports BDS
J Street PAC, the political arm of the self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” J Street, is drawing condemnation for its support of Michigan Democratic candidate for Congress Rashida Tlaib, who has voiced support for the BDS...