(Washington Times) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, accused “right wing media” Tuesday of picking on her for being Muslim after she was slammed for hosting a pro-Hezbollah activist at her congressional swearing-in ceremony in Detroit.
“Right wing media targeting me again rather than focusing on the President’s reckless government shutdown,” tweeted Ms. Tlaib. “Yes, I am Muslim and Palestinian. Get over it.”
Her Tuesday tweet came a day after a rash of stories about Palestinian activist Abbas Hamideh, who posted photos of himself and Ms. Tlaib at her Saturday ceremony and said he attended a “private dinner afterward with the entire family, friends and activists across the country.”
Mr. Hamideh, co-founder of Al-Awda, which means “right of return,” has declared that Israel has no right to exist, blasted “Criminal Zionists,” and praised Hezbollah leaders such as convicted terrorist Samir Kuntar, calling him a “legendary Hezbollah martyr.”
