US Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar’s Support for BDS Is Now a Lightning Rod for Republicans By Philip Weiss, January 22, 2019 . . ..…

In his campaign's first television, Republican showed bunch of clown punching bags bearing the faces of McCready, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib — three members of. ..…

The “diversity” of the Republican congressional delegation ... . August 21, 2019 . . . . . ... Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley—the far-left congresswomen collectively ... . ..…

Tlaib and Omar voted against the resolution. . Questioning U.S. Aid to Israel . Interestingly, although the Republicans on the AIPAC trip tweeted vociferously about their visit, there was near silence on Twitter from the Democratic members of the delegation, although the group had given..…

Tlaib and Omar voted against the resolution. . Questioning U.S. Aid to Israel . Interestingly, although the Republicans on the AIPAC trip tweeted vociferously about their visit, there was near silence on Twitter from the Democratic members of the delegation, although the group had given..…

Likewise, anti-Semitism is a legitimate accusation when directed at Republicans, but not Democrats. ... Tlaib of anti-Semitism is a distraction or diversion from the true cause. . ..…

Just last month, House passed bill opposing BDS by overwhelming vote of 398-17, with Omar and Tlaib among the dissenters.. And most recently, she impugned the integrity of Republican members of Congress by leveraging another trope, suggesting that their support of Israel was all about..…

I ca not help except feel Tlaib and Omar are making the US Israel First and Palestinian issue part of the usual between Democrats and Republicans PR that Trump and his camp are bound to win based on perception alone while Palestinian case sadly ends up linked with the 'loony left. ..…

President Trump is pointing out the obvious: For those who care about Israel, the position of many elected Democrats has become anti-Israel,” tweeted the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC). “When Tlaib and Omar talk loyalty, they’re questioning American Jews’ loyalty to the United..…

Trump and other Republicans have focused on two House Democrats, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. ..…

Yet interestingly, Omar and Tlaib echoing Republican Party's support of censures and repeated threats to apply economic sanctions against Jewish state from the days of President Dwight Eisenhower. . ..…

While Trump says he is not a racist his comments have drawn widespread criticism, including from Republicans. . At Trump's urging, Israel last week blocked Omar and Tlaib from entering the country. ..…

Ocasio-Cortez was born in New York, Tlaib in Detroit and Pressley in Chicago.  . Republican Rep. Will Hurd of Texas, who recently announced he will not run for reelection, told CNN that Trump’s tweets were not only inaccurate, but “racist and xenophobic.” . ..…

Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and one Republican, Thomas Massie of Kentucky. . ..…

He is lying.) . (1) In 2012 while working as a nutritionist in the Minnesota public school system, during the Israeli assault on Gaza that killed over 100 Palestinian civilians, Omar tweeted: Israel “has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.” . (2)..…

(Note: They provided war, not sanctuary, but Tlaib didn’t say “the Holocaust gives her a calming feeling,” which is a lie non-Jewish Republicans spread.) . ..…

Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), yet Republicans have responded with a deafening silence when Trump himself used similar rhetoric on more than one occasion, including the past two times he spoke to the RJC. . ..…

In joint press conference Israel this week, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Democrat, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Republican, echoed this line in saying that Israel should allow Tlaib and Omar in. ..…

Numerous Republicans, including President Trump, have denounced Tlaib’s comments, some because they interpreted them as anti-Semitic. ..…

Republicans’ desperate attempts to smear @RepRashida & misrepresent her comments are outrageous. ... Tlaib & the American people for their gross misrepresentations. . — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 13, 2019 . ..…

Audrey Gibson’s vote, and her ill-received defense of it on Tuesday, have Florida Republicans drawing comparisons to Reps. ... Randy Fine, a Jewish Republican and the bill’s sponsor, wrote Tuesday.” [] . ..…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib, the new boogeywomen of the Democratic Party. One Republican operative compared these younger progressives to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who for years has appeared in GOP ads as an effective tool against Democratic candidates. . ..…

But the theme of the night was support for President Donald Trump, the Republican Party and Israel’s West Bank settlements. ... Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, two freshman Democrats, both Muslims, who have endorsed the movement to boycott Israel. ..…

This passed the House of Representatives with 23 Republicans refusing to vote for it. . Both Omar and Tlaib regarded this as a victory since it was the first time either chamber of Congress has condemned anti-Muslim bigotry. . ..…

This passed the House of Representatives with 23 Republicans refusing to vote for it. . Both Omar and Tlaib regarded this as a victory since it was the first time either chamber of Congress has condemned anti-Muslim bigotry. . ..…

Because this is the first congressional resolution condemning “anti-Muslim bigotry”, three Muslim Congressmen – Omar, Tlaib and Carson – are claiming a victory in its passage. . Twenty-three Republican Congressmen, including Louie Gohmert from Texas and Liz Cheney from Wyoming, voted..…

Anti- BDS legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers was presented as scheme to divide Democrats and Jews and to provoke Ilhan Omar and Rashid Tlaib.. ..…

Consider some of the most talked about political figures that gaining in advance of another election cycle those like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and others. Republicans are no better than Democrats, certainly worse considering..…

The podcast features Stolberg and Jonathan Weisman, the latter of whom accuses Republican lawmakers of introducing anti- BDS as scheme to divide Democrats and Jews and to provoke Ilhan Omar and Rashid Tlaib... ..…

Responding to journalist Glenn Greenwald’s about Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s campaign to punish Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for their criticisms of Israel, Omar wrote a couple of tweets underscoring the financial influence of AIPAC. ..…

The statement from Pelosi and other top Democrats came soon as Republicans have been trying for days to highlight statements by Omar, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the other newly-elected Muslim in U.S. Republicans demanded that Omar be removed from House Foreign Affairs Committee,..…

Far from being reproached or condemned by their party, as Iowa’s Steve King was by Republicans, they have become Democratic rock stars. (Omar, to her credit, recanted her tweet; Tlaib did not.) . . . How did this happen? ..…

Omar and Tlaib sparked BDS controversy during period when Donald Trump's administration has strengthened relations with Israel and slashed aid to Palestinians.. Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin urged his colleagues to reject the anti- Israel and anti-Semitic hatred that we starting to..…

As of this writing, not one Democratic Congressional leader has called for disciplinary action in the wake of recent anti-Semitic slurs by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Rather, there are Republicans who have called out Tlaib. . A new generation of Democrats . ..…

Tlaib, 42, has Palestinian roots and represents a district of suburban Detroit, Michigan that is home to thousands of Muslims. . ... Tlaib, 42, has Palestinian roots and represents a district of suburban Detroit, Michigan that is home to thousands of Muslims. . ..…

As of this writing, not one Democratic Congressional leader has called for disciplinary action in the wake of recent anti-Semitic slurs by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Rather, there are Republicans who have called out Tlaib. . These emerging political threats to the Jewish..…

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Since being sworn in, Tlaib displayed a map in her office with a note posted over Israel that reads “Palestine,” accused Republican lawmakers of dual loyalty and forgetting “what country they represent,” and met with a Palestinian activist who has said that Israel is a “terrorist..…

Republican . Senator . SD . Tlaib, Rashida . Child . Both Parents: Palestinian territories . ..…

 From climate change to debt to migrants in detention, House Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley have been energetic and outspoken as result, have become inured to constant attacks from Republicans and, of course, Fox News.. ..…

Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. . The Republican Party is rightly having a reckoning with the white nationalist Rep. ..…

She took a break from building socialism to blast the “faux outrage” over Tlaib as “Republican hypocrisy at its finest,” citing Trump’s claim of “locker room talk” for his “sexual assault” of ladies.  . ... Rashida Tlaib hails from Michigan, where female genital..…

This is perplexing given that his opponent Brian Fitzpatrick is Republican, former FBI agent, and the brother of Mike Fitzpatrick. The Palestinian- American Tlaib's endorsement was August by Jewish lobbyists J Street One State Solution, and Right of Return of Palestinian refugees to..…

The elevation of Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Tlaib must be seen in the broad context. Republicans are overwhelmingly in favor of Israel-right-or-wrong policy under Trump. ..…

The other, Democrat Rashida Tlaib, easily won a race for Michigan’s 13th District on Tuesday in which she did not have a Republican challenger. . ..…

Tlaib, Michigan state legislator who is also Democrat, had no Republican opponent in Congressional District. ..…

With no Republican opposing Tlaib, she will be elected next week to two-year term to replace Congressman John Conyers. ..…

., traditionally leads the Republican trip. . Tlaib, who is the first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to Congress, hopes to draw on her roots in the region to offer her fellow incoming representatives an alternative introduction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ..…