As Twitchy told you yesterday, Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib reaffirmed her anti-Semitism with a bit of historical revisionism concerning the Holocaust and Israel:
Wow, this is breathtakingly vile from Rashida Tlaib.https://t.co/fiamTC9jam pic.twitter.com/a4NLNfP8Oz
— Dr. Petra Marquardt-Bigman (@WarpedMirrorPMB) May 11, 2019
Palestinian Arabs most definitely did not try “to create a safe haven for Jews.” But if you’re one of those icky “Republicans” pointing that out, know that New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait is not going to stand for it:
Republicans are straight-up lying about Tlaib's comments in order to gin up an accusation of anti-Semitism https://t.co/lqr6ecoc2e
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) May 13, 2019
Oh.
SPOILER: No they’re not.
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) May 13, 2019
No they aren't
— live free or deb (@livefreeordeb) May 13, 2019
Narrator: They actually weren't.
— That's Doc Imre (@RebeccaImre) May 13, 2019
No, we're not. Her comments are factually incorrect and she is an anti-Semite. https://t.co/S3i5WZVjjN
— Crotchety Old Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) May 13, 2019
Chait’s the one misrepresenting Tlaib’s remarks. Here’s the headline for Chait’s piece:
Oh, is that what she did? More:
I don’t agree at all with Tlaib’s view of the Middle East (she is in favor of the one-state solution, which would almost certainly lead to endless bloodshed) nor do I especially endorse this comment in particular. But what she is saying here is not very hard to understand: While she regrets the establishment of the state of Israel, it did bring a benefit to Jewish refugees.
Come on, man.
You say in your piece it's not very hard to understand. At best it's almost unintelligible.
— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) May 13, 2019
Not really. There are poorly-worded elements to it, but the GOP reading is simply dishonest.
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) May 13, 2019
I think you’re the one being very dishonest here.
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) May 13, 2019
Yep. While it may not be fair to say that Tlaib gets “a calming feeling” from the Holocaust itself, there really is no excuse for her complete whitewashing of the atrocities committed against Jews by Palestinian Arabs.
I really don't see how anyone could defend what she said.
— Phil (@earlp1231) May 13, 2019
"While she regrets the establishment of the state of Israel, it did bring a benefit to Jewish refugees."
Oh, well, if it's only that @RashidaTlaib "regrets the establishment of the state of Israel," what's all the hubbub?! https://t.co/Xem8RebH9r
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) May 13, 2019
She’s “being nice to Israel”? ?
Well, thank God for that! (Would hate to see what she’s like when she’s being mean?)
— Learn To COTUS (@gypsyluc) May 13, 2019
She wasn't being "nice" to Israel. She was (deliberately or not, knowingly or not) spreading revisionist history that has no basis in reality. I'm not on board with the GOP critics, but she needs to be fact checked.
— Daniel Schwarz (@dschwarz) May 13, 2019
No…her comments lacked any historical truth.
— LibertarianScot (@LibertarianSco1) May 13, 2019
What a statement in bad faith. Why don’t you address her revisionist history in her comments.
— jonnysaysrelax (@jonnysaysrelax) May 13, 2019
Quoting her accurately = "straight up lying" LOL
— Beau Geste (@BeauGeste11) May 13, 2019
More accurately, you’re straight-up lying to give cover to an open advocate for terrorists
— Mark “BBQ addict” C ?? (@UntraceableMC) May 13, 2019
What a load of horsecrap! You basically took her horrible comment and reworded it to provide cover for her. Are you saying she is so ignorant she cannot speak for herself?
— Annie_Bannany (@Annie_Bannany) May 13, 2019
I'm not a Republican and I'm looking at the facts. You'd have to be dumb or dishonest to deny her anti-Semitism. Or both. Some things are more important than supporting your political party.
— Romni (@romni21) May 13, 2019
This is the most ridiculous article I have seen on this. My God. She's not a damn victim. She's a dyed in the wool antisemite. These comments were awful and your article is garbage. https://t.co/GUutu6KOAr
— live free or deb (@livefreeordeb) May 13, 2019
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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