Rep. Rashida Tlaib is pushing ahead with a planned event marking “Nakba” Day, despite a move by Kevin McCarthy to block the event by reserving the space for himself instead.
A Michigan Democrat is pushing ahead with a planned event marking “Nakba” Day—or “the catastrophe,” which commemorates the displacement of Palestinians during Israels founding in 1948–despite a move by Kevin McCarthy to block the event by reserving the space for himself instead. Rep.
He added that it’s “wrong for members of Congress to traffic in antisemitic tropes about Israel.” McCarthy will instead host a “bipartisan discussion” in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Israel relationship. “Let me be very clear: America is grateful for our friendship with Israel,” McCarthy tweeted. “We are a better nation because of it. And we must never shy away from defending it.
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