Rashida Tlaib
From the moment Rashida Tlaib became a U.S. Congresswoman from Michigan’s 13th Distrcit, she has been in the middle of one antisemitic firestorm after another.
Immediately after being sworn into office in January of this year, Congresswoman Tlaib adorned her new Congressional chambers with a map that replaced Israel’s name with a sticky note of Palestine.
During her Congressional celebrations, Congresswoman Tlaib demonstrated her ties with vile Hezbollah supporting antisemite Abbas Hamideh. Hamideh is the co-founder and director of the group Al Awda, a radical hate group with close connections to terror organizations who often compares modern day Israeli to Nazi Germany.
In March of this year, Congresswoman Tlaib enlisted the services of fellow anti-Semite and good friend Linda Sarsour to physically block a critic, Asra Nomani, from entering Congresswoman Tlaib’s office. A video of the encounter was captured and shows Sarsour with CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad.
As discussed in our ongoing petition exposing CAIR’s terrorism ties in Congress vis-a-vis Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, CAIR goes to extreme lengths to support Tlaib and silence/squander any opposition to what the Congresswoman spews.
Also in March, Congresswoman Tlaib met with another terrorist supporter; this time it was Nader Jalajel, a Palestinian activist who openly mourns the death of terrorists and praises the killing of Jews.
On August 5th 2019, Senate Majority Leader Steny Hoyer led a delegation of 41 Freshman Congressmen and Women to Israel; Congresswoman Tlaib refused to attend. Instead, a few days later, Congresswoman Tlaib with fellow antisemite Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, demanded a separate trip to “Palestine”.
Once the agenda for the “Palestine” trip was released, it showed no meetings with Israeli Governmental officials nor any security briefings. What it did show was Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar’s intent to do nothing but continue to smear Israel and continue their antisemitic support of the BDS movement.
Israel refused entry to the two on August 15th, citing a 2017 Law barring individuals, including Governmental officials, from entering the country if they express support for the antisemitic BDS movement, as well as the fact that the group sponsoring Tlaib’s trip was the terror supporting group, Miftah.
Despite presenting itself as a peaceful organization dedicated to promoting peace, M iftah for years has carried notable ties to terrorist sympathizers, has openly accused Israel of atrocities and supports the boycott of Israeli products.
Congresswoman Tlaib’s anti-Semitism is so out of control that fellow Democrats are now calling her out on it; Rep. Jerry Nadler berated Tlaib on Twitter for sharing a vile anti-Semitic cartoon on Instagram.
UPDATE – November 11, 2023
Rashida Tlaib's vile antisemitism has increased two-fold since StopAntisemitism featured the Congresswoman as its " Antisemite of the Week" back in 2019.
In January 2019, Tlaib voted against a bill aimed at striking down Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) measures against Israel. She claimed this bill was created under the guise of dual loyalty— a dangerous antisemitic trope used against Jewish people that claims they are not loyal citizens of where they live and are tied to a global Israeli agenda.
In December 2020, Tlaib quickly deleted a retweet that included the phrase, " From the River to the Sea – Palestine will be Free" — a genocidal call for the elimination of the Jewish state and its citizens.
In September 2021, Tlaib voted against the Iron Dome Funding Bill. She was the only member in opposition to voice her reasoning from the floor, going on an antisemitic tirade against the Jewish State which included false allegations of apartheid living.
In July 2023, Tlaib and eight other members of Congress voted against a bill that asserted the State of Israel is not a racist or apartheid state. The bill also expressed Congress' rejection of all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia.
On October 7th, Hamas violated a ceasefire agreement, leading to the slaughter and abduction of innocent civilians. Tlaib promptly held Israel responsible for these abhorrent acts of terror. As Israel defended itself, Tlaib falsely accused them of hospital bombings, which were later revealed to be the result of a failed rocket launch by Palestinian terrorists.
Despite evidence to the contrary, she persisted in blaming Israel and did not advocate for the release of American hostages in Gaza. On November 3, 2023, Tlaib accused President Biden of betrayal and endorsed false claims of genocide, connecting it to Israel's actions against Hamas. In a subsequent tweet, she stated that "From the River to the Sea" is a cry for freedom, contradicting its historical association with the elimination of the Jewish state.
Thankfully, on November 7, 2023, one month after the savage Hamas terror attacks on Israel, Rashida Tlaib was censured for her remarks glorifying genocide against Israel. She became only the 26th member of the House of Representatives in U.S. history to be censured by her peers.
UPDATE: After StopAntisemitism brought attention to Rashida Tlaib's bigotry, she was censured by the U.S. House of Representatives.