Rashida Tlaib, a progressive Democrat from Michigan known for her views on Israel, has come under fire on Twitter for claiming that a fight between Palestinian teenagers in Jerusalem was attacked by the “violent apartheid government of Israel.”
Tlaib has made several contentious statements about Israel, including calling it an “apartheid” state that targets Palestinians and arguing that backing Israel is incompatible with supporting the Palestinian cause.
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) tweeted a video of a scuffle that occurred at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem during Ramadan celebrations, prompting Tlaib to make her most recent remarks in response. Israeli soldiers were allegedly attacking Palestinians who were celebrating the holy month, according to IMEU. Tlaib quoted the tweet, calling it “the murderous apartheid government of Israel,” and urged her followers to monitor the situation.
Tlaib’s allegation was refuted by Twitter, which included a context box linking to a Jerusalem Post article that revealed that the video showed police dispersing a brawl between Palestinian adolescents.
Twitter users, including the antisemitism watchdog StopAntisemitism, criticized Tlaib’s post, while IMEU continued to make outlandish claims against Israel, including accusations of “environmental apartheid” and “ethnic cleansing.” It was also revealed that committees associated with Tlaib and other “Squad”-linked Democrats had transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars to a consulting and advocacy firm run by an anti-Israel activist.
This is an incitement to hate Israel by a United States Congresswoman, based upon an out of context video that she is using to purposely mislead her followers, which thankfully was corrected by a Community Note.
Don't look away. https://t.co/vHlZqRCIn5
— Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) March 27, 2023
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