Rep. Rashida Tlaib was recently pictured wearing a T-shirt that shows the entire state of Israel belonging to Palestine. The Michigan...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib was recently pictured wearing a T-shirt that shows the entire state of Israel belonging to Palestine.
The Michigan Democrat, part of the “The Squad,” which includes fellow Israel haters Reps. Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — “was pictured in the t-shirt while promoting a recently published book by Linda Sarsour, another outspoken critic of the Jewish state who serves as a surrogate for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign,” The Washington Free Beacon reported.
The shirt shows modern-day Israel as nothing more than a Palestinian state.
“Stand in solidarity with Palestine by wearing this beautiful Palestinian tee-shirt,” reads one online ad for the shirt worn by Tlaib. “An outlined map of Palestine is filled with red, white, and green Arabic letters that look stunning from a distance and spell the word Palestine up close. A patterned shemagh wraps around the neck of the Palestinian state like the brave soldiers whose boots stand on the dusty ground.”
Said the Beacon:
Tlaib has been repeatedly criticized by the pro-Israel and Jewish communities for comments they say are anti-Semitic. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which combats anti-Semitic incitement, condemned Tlaib in late January for tweeting an inaccurate story claiming Israeli Jews murdered a Palestinian child. The ADL cited her for promoting a “blood libel” that was “steeped in centuries-old accusations used to demonize Jews.”Tlaib’s associations with many organizations and causes that single Israel out for undue criticism have also generated deep divides between the congresswoman and the pro-Israel community. They include groups that support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which critics call anti-Semitic for its promotion of economic boycotts against Jewish-owned businesses.
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