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Rashida Tlaib

‘No Change in Policy’ – Tlaib Calls on Blinken to Resign over Arms Supply to Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Rashida Tlaib said Blinken exposed his lie by announcing there would be no change to any policy despite admitting Israel has failed to comply with US demands. United States Congresswoman […]

‘Future Stolen’ – Tlaib Brings List of Children Killed in Gaza to US Congress
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Rashida Tlaib pointed to her fellow lawmakers that the first 14 pages of the document are the names of infants under the age of one when killed by the Israeli […]

‘War Criminal’ – Rashida Tlaib’s Stand against Netanyahu in US Congress
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, holding him accountable for the genocide in the Gaza Strip. During Netanyahu’s address, […]

‘Arrest Netanyahu’ – US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
A US Congresswoman slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invitation to deliver a speech to Congress, Anadolu Agency reports. “Netanyahu is a war criminal committing genocide against the Palestinian people. It is utterly disgraceful that […]

Netanyahu is ‘Genocidal Maniac’ – US Congresswoman
United States Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a “genocidal maniac” and condemned members of Congress who engage with him. “Genocidal maniac. Every member of Congress who sits down […]

US House Votes to Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over Criticism of Israel’s War on Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The US House of Representatives has voted to censure Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, due to her criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza. The resolution was passed in […]

Modi, Herzog, and the Politics of Fabrication
By Benay Blend Herzog’s visit comes a few weeks after the Israeli military attacked Jenin, murdering at least 12 Palestinians, injuring many others, and leaving destroyed homes, buildings, and infrastructure behind. In America, and other […]

Rashida Tlaib Says US Congress Must Stop Funding Israeli Apartheid
US-Palestinian Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said in a tweet on Wednesday that the US Congress must stop funding Israeli apartheid in Palestine. “Congress must stop funding apartheid,” the US congresswoman wrote. Tlaib noted that the year […]

FBI Opens Investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The United States Justice Department informed the Israeli Justice Ministry that the FBI has opened an investigation into the death of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Axios reported on […]

US Midterms: Three Palestinian-American Representatives Secure US Congress Seats
Three Palestinian Americans have won seats in the US Congress following the country’s midterm elections on Tuesday, The New Arab reported. Palestinian-Americans Rashida Tlaib, Ruwa Rumman, and Abdel Nasser Rashid secured their positions as congressional […]

Jewish American Journalist Fired for Calling Israel ‘Apartheid’ State
Jewish American journalist Katie Halper has been fired by The Hill for calling Israel an “apartheid state”. Known for her podcast, Rising, the 41-year-old had drafted a monologue in response to the recent attacks on […]

Rasdhida Tlaib: Israel’s Closure of Palestinian NGOs is ‘Ridiculous, Unjustified Attack’
US Congressman Rashida Tlaib has slammed Israel’s closure of six Palestinian human rights organizations in the occupied West Bank, describing it as a “ridiculous, unjustified attack”. “These acts are a direct result of the [US […]

Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib Wins Michigan Primary despite Pro-Israel Spending
Palestinian American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has secured a comfortable victory in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District Democratic primary elections, despite the ‘dark money’ funneled by the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Tlaib won the […]

Report: New US Political Committee Plans to Unseat Palestinian American Lawmaker
A new political action committee (PAC) plans to unseat Palestinian American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib over her clear support for the people of occupied Palestine, the Intercept revealed on Friday. The committee claims that it is […]

Rashida Tlaib Launches Petition to Reject Israel’s Bid to Join Visa Waiver Program
US-Palestinian congresswoman Rashida Tlaib launched a petition calling on US president Joe Biden to reject efforts to allow Israelis to enter the United States without a visa, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on […]

Crazed Israel Defenders Slander Critics, Ignore the Crime
By Yves Engler If soldiers of some country — say Russia, Canada, or USA — are suspected of killing a journalist covering a story, reasonable people around the world rightly express outrage at the country […]

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill that Recognizes Palestinian Nakba
A number of US congress members introduced to the US House on Monday a bill that recognizes the Palestinian Nakba, the forced expulsion and ethnic cleansing of over 750,000 Palestinians 74 years ago, the official […]

US Congresswoman Tlaib Expresses Solidarity with Abu Hawwash, Holds Israeli Government Responsible
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib denounced the Israeli government’s administrative detention practices and policies against Palestinian prisoners, particularly hunger striker Hisham Abu Hawash, holding Israel responsible for their health, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

Rashida Tlaib Calls on US to Stop Enabling Killing of Palestinian Children
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has called on the US to stop enabling the killing of Palestinian children, in a tweet on Friday. Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman elected to the Congress, made her call as […]

Racial Justice Vs. The Israel Lobby: When Being Pro-Palestine Becomes the New Normal
By Ramzy Baroud There is an unmistakable shift in American politics regarding Palestine and Israel, a change that is inspired by the way in which many Americans, especially the youth, view the Palestinian struggle […]

Republican Senator Rand Paul Blocks US Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome
US Republican Senator Rand Paul on Monday has blocked efforts to fast-track a bill that would have provided $1 billion of funding for Israel’s Iron Dome weapons system, The New Arab website reported. US Senators […]

Despite Opposition, US House Approves $1 Billion for Israel’s Iron Dome (VIDEO)
US lawmakers green-lit $1 billion on Thursday to resupply Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, two days after objections from the most liberal Democrats forced leaders to remove it from a broader spending bill, Reuters […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Seeks to Suspend US Arms Sales to Israel, Saudi Arabia
The United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has reportedly presented an amendment to the US defense budget bill. If agreed, the amendment will block the transfer of $735 million worth of Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munitions […]

Tlaib: US ‘Must Act’ to End Tax Exemption for Entities Supporting Illegal Settlements
US House Representative Rashida Tlaib has caused a stir after pointing out on Twitter that illegal Jewish settlements currently receive tax-exempt status in America, a contravention of international law. In an open letter, she called […]

US House Democrats Want $735 million Israel’s Weapons Deal Blocked
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Led by Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Pocan, and Rashida Tlaib, Democrats in the US Congress are trying to block a $735 million sale of US precision-guided weapons to Israel. The […]

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Confronts Biden over Support to Israel
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib confronted President Joe Biden on Tuesday as he arrived in Michigan to visit a Ford factory near her congressional district, The New York Times reported. Biden and Tlaib were seen shaking […]

How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians
By Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies The US corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, […]

US Lawmakers Condemn Israel’s Aggression on Gaza
US lawmakers tweeted yesterday against Israel’s ongoing aggression on Gaza, including an airstrike that completely destroyed and leveled to the ground the Al-Jalaa Tower which housed international media offices, including the office of the Al […]

US Lawmakers Call on Biden Administration to Oppose Israeli Demolitions of Palestinian Homes
Twelve members of the US Congress yesterday called on the administration of President Joe Biden to oppose Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian lands, to condemn Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes, and to officially rescind his […]

US Democratic Politicians Slam Israel for Preventing Palestinians Access to Vaccine
Democrat politicians in the US have slammed Israel for preventing Palestinians from accessing the coronavirus vaccine. In an Instagram post by the Institution of Middle East Understanding (IMEU), politicians criticized Israel for its lack of […]