Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) of making antisemetic comments during a pro-Palestine event this week.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz accused fellow House Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib of making antisemitic comments Wednesday after Tlaib slammed progressives who “back Israel’s apartheid government,” Tlaib’s latest criticism of the Israeli state’s treatment of Palestinians.Getty ImagesTlaib, who is of Palestinian descent, took part in a virtual speaking session Tuesday for Palestine Advocacy Day, an annual event put on by the American Muslims for Palestine.
Her comments drew backlash even from within her own party, including from former Democratic National Committee head Wasserman, who said in aWednesday calling people’s progressive credentials into question over their support of Israel is an “outrageous progressive litmus test” and “nothing short of antisemetic.”
Wasserman said progressives can “support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state,” adding that “suggesting otherwise is shameful and dangerous.”
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