Anti-Israel Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) shared a Thanksgiving message on Instagram Thursday in assist of Palestinians who “fight for freedom on their own land.”
“This Thanksgiving, we mourn the Indigenous people killed by European settlers and the United States in order to steal their land,” Tlaib’s submit learn.
“From here to Palestine, we stand in solidarity with all Indigenous people as they fight for freedom on their own land,” it concluded.
The message was a repost from Tlaib, 48, that initially appeared on the Institute for Center East Understanding’s (IMEU) Instagram account.
Liora Rez, the manager director of the nonprofit StopAntisemitism group, instructed The Put up final 12 months that IMEU is “one of the top propagators of false anti-Israel rhetoric on social media.”
Tlaib hosted an occasion on the US Capitol Constructing final 12 months, which was backed by IMEU, that decried the founding of Israel as a “catastrophe.”
Tlaib’s Instagram submit featured the caption, “From here to Palestine, we stand in solidarity with all Indigenous people as they fight for freedom on their own land.” REUTERS
The Palestinian American congresswoman has been a vocal critic of Israel’s struggle effort towards Hamas after the phobia group’s Oct. 7, 2023, assault on the Jewish state.
The Home of Representatives censured Tlaib final November after she defended Hamas’ bloodbath, describing the phobia group’s brutality as “resistance” to Israel.
The censure decision additionally famous Tlaib’s use of the antisemitic slogan, “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
Final month, days after the primary anniversary of the assault, the Michigan Democrat known as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “genocidal maniac,” accusing him of “burning Palestinians alive, bombing hospitals, starving people, and killing aid workers.”
Tlaib attended the 74-year-old prime minister’s handle to Congress over the summer time however held indicators throughout his speech accusing Netanyahu of being “guilty of genocide” and a “war criminal.”
The congresswoman known as it “disgusting” that Netanyahu obtained a standing ovation from lawmakers after his speech.
Tlaib has additionally accused President Biden of supporting “genocide” in Gaza and refused to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris forward of the 2024 presidential election.