In a bizarre video which earned her widespread scorn, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) posted a clip of her banging on a pan to indicate her support for Palestine in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Tlaib is a far-left Democrat and one of the original members of ‘the squad,’ who has often made extreme comments.
For context, Tlaib was born to Palestinian parents and seems to spend more time advocating for the interests of that nation than her home state of Michigan. Tlaib’s bizarre protest demonstrates that she is entirely out of touch with the American people.
Such was shown when Tlaib posted a video of her standing on the steps to the capital building, banging a metal pan with a large serving spoon. Before beginning to slam the spoon into the pan, she announced, “Palestinian people, this is all for you,” indicating her true priority in office.
Far from her only statement on the issue of Palestine, Tlaib issued a wordy statement on her official website that blended woke ideology with over-the-top theatrics. She said, “It’s no coincidence that immediately after our government sent the Israeli apartheid regime over $14 billion with absolutely no conditions on upholding human rights, Netanyahu began a ground invasion of Rafah to continue the genocide of Palestinians—with ammunition and bombs paid for by our tax dollars.”
Continuing her inflammatory remarks, she gave her one-sided opinions. Tlaib stated, “Over 1.5 million Palestinian civilians, including over 600,000 children, are trapped in Rafah, living in makeshift tents, without food, clean water, sanitation, medicine, or any form of shelter.”
Despite facing censure previously for her remarks about Israel, the Michigan Democrat kept going. She added, “Israeli forces have already killed over 35,000 Palestinians, and the families displaced in Rafah will now face even more unimaginable human suffering. Many of my colleagues are going to express concern and horror at the crimes against humanity that are about to unfold, even though they just voted to send Netanyahu billions more in weapons.”
Casting blame on her Republican counterparts, the ‘squad’ member stated, “Do not be misled, they gave their consent for these atrocities, and our country is actively participating in genocide. For months, Netanyahu made his intent to invade Rafah clear, yet the majority of my colleagues and President Biden sent more weapons to enable the massacre.”
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Urging then-president Biden to take action, the congrewsoman stated, “It is now more apparent than ever that we must end all U.S. military funding for the Israeli apartheid regime, and demand that President Biden facilitate an immediate, permanent ceasefire that includes a complete withdraw of Israeli forces from Gaza, and the release of all hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians.
Concluding her inflammatory letter with a list of entitled demands, Tlaib wrote, “I urge the ICC to swiftly issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and senior Israeli officials to finally hold them accountable for this genocide, as is obviously warranted by these well-documented violations of the Genocide Convention under international law.”
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