(CNS) Three U.S. lawmakers on Monday announced the establishment of a bipartisan Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus, and immediately drew a backlash from Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour.
The Women’s March co-leader took issue with the fact that one of the three is Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Jewish Republican from New York, who has been a leading critic of Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).
Sarsour is a vocal supporter of Omar and Tlaib, and all three have stoked controversy with comments about Israel and Jews.
Sarsour also has problems with another of the three lawmakers, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), a Jewish member who earlier this year split with the Women’s March over concerns about anti-Semitism in the leadership.
