WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Rashida Tlaib retweeted then removed a tweet falsely blaming Israelis for the death of a Palestinian child.
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Tlaib, a Palestinian American who is a Michigan Democrat and one of only two lawmakers to back the boycott Israel movement, retweeted a tweet by Hanan Ashrawi, a top Palestinian official, who was quote-tweeting an account, realSeifBitar, that accused Israeli settlers of kidnapping, assaulting and throwing into a well a seven-year-old child. “The heart just shatters,” Ashrawi said.
In fact, The Jerusalem Post reported, the boy, Qusai Abu Ramila, appears to have drowned accidentally in a reservoir of rainwater in eastern Jerusalem. Israeli first responders found him on Saturday and tried to revive him.
Tlaib removed her retweet with no explanation, and Ashrawi eventually apologized for “retweeting something that’s not fully verified.”
Dani Dayan, the Israeli consul general in New York, took Tlaib to task for spreading what he called a “blood libel.”
“I am always extremely cautious in criticizing U.S. elected officials,” Dayan said on Twitter. “However, when an American elected official retweets an unfounded blood libel against Jewish Israelis, I cannot remain silent. Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib just did.”
She probably got her information from Arafat.Sick piece of garbage lowlife
Hanan Ashrawi is a mouthpiece, who spreads propaganda for the Palestinians. Recently, I’m very happy to report, that the Trump Administration refused to permit the granting of a visa for her to come to the USA, and spread her lies.
Don’t hold your breath for any Democrat to condemn this anti Israel Jew hater.
Like AOC and that Omar woman, Tlaib is a given quantity, a known evil. She needs to be monitored every day, every minute if necessary.
Why doesn’t this Tlaib pos go back to her homeland of Jordan and leave us all alone already?
Rashida Tlaib was recorded on tape at a rally, in which she was referring to President Donald Trump. She stated “it is about time that we impeach the mother (expletive deleted)”. Her Mother should have washed her filthy mouth out with soap.