Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib spoke at a fringe rally in Washington on Wednesday where she equated Jews with white supremacists and where other speakers issued calls in support of the elimination of Israel.
The event took place even as Israel was being attacked with thousands of rockets by the Gaza-based Islamic terrorist organization Hamas.
A large group at the âFree Palestineâ rally outside of the U.S. State Department building issued chants of âFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.â
Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib speaking to the group pic.twitter.com/3fLjazcPND
— Lisa Bennatan (@LisaBennatan) May 11, 2021
âFrom the river to the seaâ is a catch-all phrase used to express the desire for Palestinians to conquer the entirety of Israelâs territory, according to the American Jewish Committee.
Tlaib, a Muslim of Palestinian descent, attempted to capitalize on the mood and to ally the Black Lives Matter movement with Hamasâ brutal terror in the Middle East by conspiratorially connecting the Jewish state of Israel with white supremacy.
âWhat they are doing to the Palestinians is what they are doing to our black brothers and sisters here,â said Tlaib, a member of the âsquadâ of far-left congresswomen. âItâs all interconnected.â
Today at the #FreePalestine rally in front of the State Department, @RashidaTlaib spoke.
She described struggling to discuss this issue with colleagues.
"The ethnic cleansing continues now," she said of Israel's actions.
"We all deserve to live freely and with human dignity." pic.twitter.com/4ofwg1WXZB
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) May 12, 2021
That she would not only support violence against Jews but also actively seek to connect the growing anti-police insurgency in America with Islamic terrorism in the Middle East is frightening beyond belief.
Combine this with knowledge of Tlaibâs previous attempts to blame âwhite supremacyâ for black-nationalist attacks on Jews, and it becomes clearer that the sick stunt demonstrates nothing but Tlaibâs desire to see the United States burned to nothingness.
Truly, it is difficult to say how any elected official could hope to get away with defending the actions of Hamas, which earlier this week called for Palestinians to buy knives so that they could cut the heads off of Jews.
Senior Hamas Official Fathi Hammad to Palestinians in Jerusalem: Buy 5-Shekel Knives and Cut Off the Heads of the Jews #Hamas @StateDept #terrorism #Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/dTTOaOqa5H
— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) May 10, 2021
But, alas, that Tlaib essentially endorsed terrorism should surprise no one.
Indeed, she and the so-called squad have a long history of hypocritically encouraging violence and making anti-Semitic remarks.
Just last month, Tlaib argued that the United States was irredeemably racist and that the nation should abolish all police, prisons and militarization because such efforts could never not be racist.
âNo more policing, incarceration, and militarization,â Tlaib said. âIt canât be reformed.â
It wasn't an accident. Policing in our country is inherently & intentionally racist.
Daunte Wright was met with aggression & violence. I am done with those who condone government funded murder.
No more policing, incarceration, and militarization. It can't be reformed.
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) April 12, 2021
That statement was made following reports that the squad spent tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on private security as liberal cities were burned by rioters.
A fellow squad member, New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also championed the anti-Semitic myth that Israel is illegally occupying its own land.
Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacks Israel, calls them the occupiers of Palestine.
When pressed on what she meant she struggled to give an answer and then admitted she does not know what she is talking about. pic.twitter.com/e3Uq1eupD3
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 16, 2018
Gilad Erdan, Israeli ambassador to the United States, accused Tlaib of encouraging terror against Jews in a tweet Monday.
âMaybe you donât realize that your words encourage terror groups such as Hamas to fire rockets into civilian populations and carry out attacks against Jews,â Erdan said.
In contrast, some so-called Muslim âworshipersâ are curtailing freedom of worship for thousands of Jews who want to celebrate Jerusalem Day, one of the most important days on our calendar marking the reunification of our sacred and holy city. 3/4
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan ×××˘× ×ר×× (@giladerdan1) May 10, 2021
For many Americans, regardless of political affiliation, Tlaibâs stance no doubt seems vulgar and strange.
Indeed, how could someone who has spent the last year launching into vitriolic diatribes about the terrors of white supremacy simultaneously suggest that Jews simply shouldnât exist?
Horrifically, the âlogicâ behind the thinking appears simple enough.
For Tlaib and the squad, Jews are white supremacy.