(Sun Sentinel) A Hallandale Beach commissioner accused of engaging in an anti-Muslim rant that sparked a global media storm says she never attacked Muslims — just a U.S. congresswoman who happens to be Muslim.
Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub, who is Jewish, kicked a hornet’s nest when she accused Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of being an anti-Semite who might “blow up Capitol Hill.” Tlaib, D-Mich., is a Muslim and Palestinian-American.
The political firestorm came to a head Wednesday during a raucous meeting where Commissioners Michele Lazarow, Mike Butler and Sabrina Javellana issued a public reprimand of their colleague for promoting bigotry, fueling hatred and creating a hostile environment for the region’s Muslim community.
Before a full house, Lima-Taub accused her commission colleagues of putting her life on the line.
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