Rashida Tlaib

Trump ally Laura Loomer faces widespread condemnation after racist comments against black officials

"Angie Nixon is a ghetto, black, communist," Loomer, a right-wing blogger, conspiracy theorist and Trump ally, said on X/Twitter on Monday, doubling down after previous similar comments.

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Laura Loomer arrives ahead of Donald Trump's debate with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024
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.

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 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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Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, arrested while protesting US policy on Gaza

While Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was delivering a testimony, Cohen reportedly shouted: "Congress sent the bombs that kill children in Gaza and pays for it with cuts to Medicaid."

MAY 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Ben Cohen sits for an interview with Tucker Carlson on May 5, 2025.

GOP Rep. Randy Fine, the newest Jewish congressman, calls Rashida Tlaib ‘terrorist’

Fine called Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib a “terrorist” and said that some members of the progressive “Squad” — of which she is a member — “shouldn’t be Americans.”

APRIL 10, 2025ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
FTX Group CEO John J. Ray III listens while U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks, at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing investigating the collapse of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after the arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.

Rashida Tlaib to appear at same conference as PFLP terrorist for second time

Rafeedie, who ran a clandestine publishing house for the PFLP during the 1980s, also appeared at the same conference as Tlaib in May.

APRIL 2, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Rashida Tlaib and Wisam Rafeedie to speak at PACC's 7th Annual Conference:

CPAC launches 'Center to Combat Antisemitism' ahead of visit to Israel

CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp and his wife Mercedes Schlapp are also due to travel to Israel in the coming weeks. They will meet with Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli.

MARCH 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former White House Political Director Matt Schlapp and Former White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, February 22, 2024.

2nd Conference for Palestine to be held after pro-terrorist Detroit event

"Our goal is to unite in support of Palestinian liberation, contribute to rebuilding efforts, and uphold the steadfastness of the Palestinian people to remain on their land," PYM said on Instagram.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Palestinian Youth Movement's publicity poster for the 2nd People's Conference for Palestine, February 2025.

To recover, Democrats must expel anti-Zionist extremists who put off Middle America - opinion

The Democratic Party’s defeat has many causes, but its anti-Zionist wing has clearly contributed to its electoral collapse.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
THE DEMOCRATIC Party has faced a tightening siege by radicals – some, like Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, with a Middle Eastern agenda. Here, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) speaks, as Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts), Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) listen

Detroit Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib gets easily reelected

Tlaib has sharply criticized the Biden administration's support of and arming of Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza following the Hamas Oct. 7, 2023 attack.

NOVEMBER 6, 2024ByTHE DETROIT NEWS/TNS
FTX Group CEO John J. Ray III listens while U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks, at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing investigating the collapse of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after the arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.

Rashida Tlaib refuses to endorse Kamala Harris at Detroit rally

The Michigan representative refused to openly endorse VP Harris at a rally in her home sate, a must-win state in the upcoming election.

NOVEMBER 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) holds up a sign as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, July 24, 2024.

Nessel accuses Tlaib of antisemitism amid controversy over pro-Palestinian protest charges

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel accuses Rep. Rashida Tlaib of antisemitism amid controversy over charges against pro-Palestinian protesters.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Dana Nessel Michigan is preparing for 'Every scenario' on Election Day, 17 October 2020

US lawmaker Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoon showing her with exploding pager

The cartoon, published on Thursday, showed a woman sitting next to an exploding pager. The woman's desk in the cartoon had a name card saying "Rep. Tlaib."

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByREUTERS
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) holds up a sign as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) holds up a sign as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24.