Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib rally canceled at Florida venue after lawmaker calls event ‘anti-Jew’

A Florida venue canceled a planned Rashida Tlaib rally after complaints from a Jewish state lawmaker, citing security concerns and its commitment to the Jewish community.

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US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib delivers remarks at the opening plenary session of the National Association of the Advancement for Colored People's annual convention in Detroit, Michigan, US. July 22, 2019.
US Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) speaks during a press conference alongside lawmakers and university union members following pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, Capitol Hill, Washington.

Cori Bush vows to deliver 'knockout' punch to AIPAC in upcoming congressional primary rematch

Now, as AIPAC has rapidly transformed into a radioactive bogeyman among Democrats and Bush’s fellow progressives have mounted an ascent across the party, Bush is out for revenge.

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US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next US Surgeon General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 25, 2026.

Bernie Sanders urges Platner to quit Maine Senate race as Democrats vie to succeed him

"I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine," Sanders, a prominent progressive backer of Platner and his biggest national ally, said in a statement.

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IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

House overwhelmingly rejects Democrat lead resolution to remove US troops from Lebanon

Democratic lead Lebanon War Powers Resolution was defeated 324 to 92, with Democratic leaders saying US troops are not in combat there.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Rashida Tlaib flies Palestinian flag in office in protest of Israeli ban

Many people have called out Tlaib's post in her comment section, calling her out on her choice of words.

JANUARY 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019

Jewish American organizations endorsing antisemitism must be denounced

The IHRA working definition of antisemitism was widely adopted - the pro-Israel community should use it to target obvious antisemites.

DECEMBER 22, 2022ByMARTIN OLINER
US HOUSE Speaker Nancy Pelosi greets Rep. Ilhan Omar on Capitol Hill. Even the Democratic House leadership, led by Pelosi, said that Omar had ‘engaged in deeply offensive antisemitic tropes.’

Are conservatives held to a different standard regarding antisemitism? -opinion

Combating antisemitism requires dropping a politically partisan guard. For some, hollow anger involving West is paired with bolstering people, policies and movements that attack Israel.

NOVEMBER 6, 2022ByIRIT TRATT
US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ilhan Omar.

‘The Squad’ urges Biden administration to negotiate ceasefire in Ukraine

Members of “The Squad” – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley – were among 30 signatories on the letter urging Biden to calm tensions.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US REPS. (from left) Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, four members of ‘the Squad,’ have made a name for themselves in their bashing of Israel over the last few years.

Rashida Tlaib: You can't hold progressive values, back Israel's apartheid gov't

"We will continue to push back and not accept this idea that you are progressive, except for ‘Philistine’, any longer,” she said.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Palestinian-American congresswoman Rashida Tlaib attends a pro-Palestinian protest in Dearborn, Michigan, US, May 16, 2021.

US Rep. Tlaib wins Democratic primary in Michigan's 12th District for Congress

Tlaib from Detroit is a Palestinian American who has opposed US weapons sales to Israel, and pro Israel groups have run ads against her in recent weeks.

AUGUST 3, 2022BySARAH RAHAL/THE DETROIT NEWS/TNS
US Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks at a volunteer canvass launch for Biden/Harris in Inkster, Michigan, US, November 2, 2020.

Letters to the Editor, July 25, 2022: Flag removal not trivial

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JULY 24, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Why ZOA opposed a major Israeli award to President Biden - opinion

The Biden administration is constantly pressuring Israel and undermining Israel’s rights, safety and sovereignty.

JULY 19, 2022ByMORTON ALEO GIOSUÈ KLEIN
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) at a Detroit airport, in May of last year. That same month, while Israel was being bombarded by Hamas rockets, Biden strongly praised Tlaib – who opposes Israel’s very existence, says the writer.

Rashida Tlaib urges Biden to get names of IDF troops from Abu Akleh shooting

"President Biden must obtain the names of the soldiers responsible for killing Shireen, along with that of their commanding officer," said Tlaib.

JULY 10, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
REP. RASHIDA TLAIB (D-Michigan) speaks at a climate rally in Iowa in January.

New super PAC aims at electing pro-Israel Black Democrats

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, notably, is the only incumbent that the new PAC is seeking to unseat

JUNE 1, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Bakari Sellers speaks onstage during the HOPE Global Forums Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets Summit at Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, May 20, 2022.