Washington – Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., said in an interview that she “loves the fact” that her “Palestinian ancestors” were part an attempt “to create a safe haven for Jews” after the Holocaust.
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She made the comments in an interview on Saturday on the Skullduggery podcast titled “From Rashida With Love.”
“There’s always kind of a calming feeling when I think of the tragedy of the Holocaust, 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, has been wiped out … in the name of trying to create a safe haven for Jews, post-Holocaust, post-tragedy and the horrific persecution of Jews across the world at that time. And I love the fact that it was my ancestors that provided that in many ways,” said Tlaib.
Her characterization of what occurred in pre-state Palestine appears to be inconsistent with historical fact, however.
Muhammad Amin al-Husayni, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, opposed all immigration of Jews into Palestine, and during the war he campaigned against the transfer of Jewish refugees to Palestine. He reportedly worked with the Nazis to prevent the establishment of a Jewish homeland.
In addition, the Palestinian Arab residents revolted against the British which led to restrictions on Jewish immigration to British Mandate Palestine, depriving Jews of a “safe haven.”
Tlaib also condemned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not seeing her grandmother who lives in the West Bank as an equal.
“We can smell it from far away that, no, you don’t want to look at my grandmother in the eye, Netanyahu, and say ‘You are equal to me. You are as human as I am to you,’” she said.
Last week Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American to be elected to Congress, announced the dates for her congressional visit to the West Bank, which she organized to compete with Israel trips organized by the American Israel Education Foundation, an affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Very well said despite the JTA twist of history
Spin. Fakenews.
Islam believes strongly in the use of untruth to achieve anything they value. Shew is a rabid anti-Semite and supports terror. I wish her the greatest of punishments from Hashem. May we all merit being witness to her downfall and extreme disgrace.
This is a new narrative from the arabs. If she lived in gaza she’d get her throat slit for saying this. In fact the arabs (they weren’t palees then) did everything they could to kill Jews long before 1946. Look at Josef Trumpeldor the heroic Zionist shomer. Look at the arab riots in Hebron, Jaffa, Jerusalem. Look at the failed arab war on Israel in 1947. Tlib is an arab plant in the U.S. Congress.
The only thing that “smells” is the DREK that spews forth from her treif lying mouth!
She’s isnt the 1st palestinian American in congress. Justin Amash is. He’s just a Christian republican who doesn’t whine about it all the time, so the media never mentions him…
The arrogance of ignorance….or worse, the presumptive ignorance of the American people. Does she think she can rewrite history?
What a bald faced liar, The Arabs colluded with Hitler, Their leader wanted to bring the holocaust to Palestine.
Arabs are only about these things, Chaos, Mayhem and destruction.
Too bad the Jewish interviewers didnt have the courage to call her out on this garbage
Truth be that there were some Arabs who were good and helpful to the pioneers, but by and large, most were (and remain) hateful.
I have spoken to people whose families were saved by the few Arabs who bucked the hatred and proceeded to help them. But it was the rare Arab, similar to the rare Polack who helped the Jew during the holocaust….
Republicans have Conway and Sanders spouting ‘alternative facts’, Democrats have this clown and her Somalian cousin.
Different trash, same stench. Only fools have faith in either party.
Why would Israel allow this disgusting anti-Semite & BDS supporter into Israel, contrary to Israeli law which denies entry to BDS supporters???
“…and the horrific persecution of Jews across the world at that time. And I love the fact that it was my ancestors that provided that in many ways,” said Tlaib.
THAT PART IS TRUE!!! Her ancestors DID provide the horrific persecutions of Jews across the world at that time, and other times.
The Yidden killed in the 1929 and 1936 Arab riots would disagree, those killed by the Mufti’s troops working with Hitler yimach shemom would disagree; the Arabs who helped the British before 1948 and those in 1947 and 1948 that attacked Yidden throughout Eretz Yisrael and especially in and around Yerushaliyim are proof that there was not help for those who survived the Churbon of the Shoah.
again silence from our in house capo the “shomer” Israel schumer.
Remember what George Costanza says… “it’s not a lie if you believe it”.
What a crock!
So whats the real history? Palestianins saved jews? really? Do you know a single yid helped by Palestinians during world war twO? I know a yid saved by tzionim during world war two. You want to know his name? I”ll give you ahint, Kastner the tzioni saved him. Now who was saved by Palestinians?
Stupid to discuss her. She is the enemy of the Jews and no logic will change it
She, Omar and AOC should go in dehr ehrd arein, and Pelosi and Chuckie will be losing big for allowing anti semitism to not only fester in their party, but go unpunished, Any Jewish dem should hang their heads in shame, the,
This is the same Congresswoman, who was taped stating “Impeach the MF”; however, she actually stated the words to “MF”. Even radicals in her own party were shocked at her obscene, filthy language.