White House denounces lawmaker Tlaib's use of pro-Palentinian rallying cry in Israel-Hamas conflict
WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday denounced U.S. lawmaker Rashida Tlaib's use of a pro-Palestinian rallying cry "from
2023-11-09 03:15
US House censures lone Palestinian-American lawmaker over Israel comments
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress's lone
2023-11-08 12:51
Canadian poet Rupi Kaur declines White House visit over Gaza
On social media, the poet criticised the US, accusing it of "funding the bombardment of Gaza".
2023-11-08 01:18
Democratic divisions over Israel heat up over Gaza hospital blast controversy
Democrats on Capitol Hill are furious over Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib's refusal to retract or add new context to her statements blaming Israel for the deadly blast that devastated a Gaza hospital, killing hundreds of people and setting off a regional backlash against the US and Israel.
2023-10-20 20:24
McCarthy blocks Tlaib event marking Palestinian displacement, known as Nakba
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cancelled a Wednesday event sponsored by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib meant to commemorate al-Nakba, or "the catastrophe," as many Arabs refer to the period surrounding the birth of Israel, saying it's "wrong for members of Congress to traffic in antisemitic tropes about Israel."
2023-05-11 04:58