'All of you who are trying to silence me will fail miserably,' the Michigan congresswoman wrote on Twitter.
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib is pushing back against Republican accusations of anti-Semitism following controversial comments she made about the Holocaust during a podcast interview.
Tlaib, who is of Palestinian descent, said she was “humbled by the fact that it was my ancestors that had to suffer” for the creation of a refuge for the Jewish people. Tlaib said she experienced “a kind of a calming feeling…when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors—Palestinians—who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence, in many ways, had been wiped out.
Tlaib told Yahoo News: “All of it was in the name of trying to create a safe haven for Jews, post the Holocaust, post the tragedy and the horrific persecution of Jews across the world at that time. I love the fact that it was my ancestors that provided that [safe haven], in many ways." “I call on Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi and Leader [Steny] Hoyer to finally take action against Representative Tlaib and other members of the Democratic caucus who are spreading vile anti-Semitism,” Cheney said. “All of us, regardless of party, must stand as Americans against the evil of anti-Semitism. If the Democratic leadership continues to stand by in silence, they are enabling the spread of evil.”
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