Rashida Tlaib
The Michigan congresswoman found an ideological ally for sponsorship of a way to spew anti-Israel sentiment.
Nine groups known for opposing the Jewish state planned to gather to commemorate the “catastrophe” of Israel’s rebirth in 1948.
The BDS-supporting congresswoman will participate in a program that claims Israel “violently” expelled 75% of Muslims from their homeland.
The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations responded to the congresswoman’s tweet accusing Israel of “ethnic cleansing.”
A few hours earlier, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president has no plans to visit Israel for its 75th anniversary.
Groups on both sides of the aisle condemned the social-media post, which Twitter flagged with additional context from readers.
The move was an apparent response to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s crackdown on the celebration of terrorism by Arab Israelis.
“We need to change our policies when it comes to the State of Israel. We desperately need to look at it [through] a different lens,” Tlaib told Al Jazeera.
Mahel Abdel Qader, who is close to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, posted claims that “Satanic” Jews control the media and are not real Jews.
“Folks refuse to acknowledge the war crimes and human-rights violations in apartheid Israel,” says Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)
Unbought Power LLC is led by Rasha Mubarak, who describes herself as a “Palestinian Muslim American community activist.”
Pro-Israel group urges ethics investigation of Tlaib for retweeting charity with terror ties
The organization was investigated by the Israel-based Alma Research and Education Center, which indicated that some of the money donated to Baitulmaal goes to the Gaza-based charity organizations United Friends Association for Social Development (UFA).
