“Squad” Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been named 2023 “Anti-Semite of the Year” by a nonprofit watchdog for her comments about Israel following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, in which the Democratic lawmaker defeated Islamist terrorist leader and model Gigi Hadid for the title.
“Congresswoman Tlaib’s well-deserved disgrace reflects a long history of anti-Semitism, but her statements following the Hamas attack on October 7 were particularly unconscionable,” StopAntisemitism published on Monday X.
“She not only blamed Israel as a victim, but also accused it of committing genocide against the Palestinians and continues to defend calls to ethnically cleanse Israel of Jews through genocide.”
The organization, which says its goal is to expose “groups and individuals who espouse incitement toward the Jewish people and state and engage in anti-Semitic behavior,” cited the Michigan Democrat’s continued criticism of Israel.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib has been named “Antisemite of the Year 2023” by the group StopAntisemitism. AFP via Getty Images
In October, Tlaib faced backlash for incorrectly accusing the Israel Defense Forces of bombing a Gaza hospital, even though evidence showed it was actually hit by a failed Palestinian Islamic Jihad missile.
Tlaib, born in Detroit and the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, went so far as to call for an independent investigation into the bombing, saying she “cannot uncritically accept Israel’s denials of responsibility as fact.”
“Both the Israeli and US governments have a long and documented history of misleading the public about wars and war crimes, such as the Israeli military assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh last year and the false claims of weapons of mass destruction that They took our country to the Iraq war. —And they cannot absolve themselves of responsibility without an independent international investigation,” he said at the time.
In early November, Tlaib also accused President Biden of supporting the “genocide” of the Palestinians and warned in a video published on X that voters “won’t forget” in 2024.
The organization said it singled out Tlaib for her “unconscionable” behavior after October. 7 statements. fake images
Just days later, he faced criticism online for defending protesters who chanted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
She He insisted that the song It was “a call for freedom, human rights and peaceful coexistence,” despite the Anti-Defamation League’s claim that it is a call for the elimination of the State of Israel in its current form between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. , as well as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) saying that the phrase reflects a literal call for genocide against the Jewish people.
For this defense of the hate song, Tlaib was censured by the House of Representatives, and 22 of her Democratic followers voted in favor of 212 Republicans.
Tlaib was censured by the House of Representatives after she defended the chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” fake images
It was later revealed that Tlaib is part of a hidden Facebook group that praised Hamas jihadists who kidnapped and killed hundreds of civilians in Israel, including at least 39 Americans.
The founder of the group “Palestinian American Congress” has referred to Israelis as not “real Jews” and questioned whether the Holocaust really happened, according to Fox News.
Most recently, the “Squad” member went on a rampage against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the leader of the Jewish state a “genocidal maniac” in a social media post.
The Post has reached out to Tlaib’s office for comment.
The group said Tlaib’s comments following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack “were particularly unconscionable.” AFP via Getty Images
StopAntisemitism gave Tlaib the title over finalists Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, and model Hadid, who falsely claimed in November that Israel was “the only country in the world that holds children as prisoners of war.”
Executive director Liora Rez told the Jerusalem Post in a statement that the three finalists “show the depth and breadth of contemporary antisemitism.”
But in announcing Tlaib as the winner, Rez highlighted Tlaib’s status as a member of Congress.
“This is a historically dangerous moment for American Jews,” he said.
“In the midst of an explosion of anti-Semitic incidents and hate crimes, we cannot afford for our elected representatives to add fuel to the fire!”
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