Talib said it gave her a “calming feeling” to think of how her Palestinian ancestors suffered to create a safe haven for Jewish people. But Republicans called her remarks anti-Semitic.
By Felicia Sonmez Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow May 12 at 8:14 PM House Republican leaders took aim at Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Sunday for a podcast interview in which she discussed her support for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
She added that the events of the past have informed her views on how to approach a solution to the current conflict. But two of the top House Republicans on Sunday criticized her use of the phrase “calming feeling,” falsely accusing her of using the phrase to describe her views about the Holocaust itself.
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