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'Why are you lying, Rashida?': Rep. Tlaib accuses Israel of attacking Palestinians 'literally kneeling down in prayer'

Rep. Rashida Tlaib accused Israel of attacking Palestinians “literally kneeling down in prayer” in a confrontation at the Al Aqsa mosque on Eid Al Adha, “the holiest day for Muslims”:

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First up, “this same lie has triggered Arab massacres of Jews for a century” and she should be ashamed of herself:

Secondly, she has the date wrong:

Thirdly, today is Tisha Be’Av, the commemoration of “the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. and 70 C.E.” and it’s a day when Jews “typically visit the Western Wall”:

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And, finally, Israeli police were responding to an attack on Jews:

But, other than that, good tweet, Rashida.

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