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In the video obtained by Fox News Digital, the Michigan
representative is seen having a spirited conversation with a self-
described "concerned Jewish constituent."
"Separate but equal doesn't work, it didn't work with Blacks and
Whites in our country, it shouldn't work in Israel," Tlaib says at
the beginning of the clip. "Right?"
The person who took the video, who asked not to be publicly
identified, pressed the Squad member, asking, "So would that be a
right for Israel to exist?"
"Do they pay you guys?" Tlaib responded. "Do you work for
Netanyahu?"
The questioner informs the representative that she is an American
citizen, pressing Tlaib for an answer.
"Would you like to answer the question?" Tlaib is asked.
"Congresswoman, it's really concerning for me that you can't just
say that you believe Israel should exist."
At that point, Tlaib asks the interviewer if she understands what
"coexist" means.
"Oh, my God. Do you understand what that means?" the Congresswoman
asks. "To coexist."
"I absolutely do," the questioner replied.
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER PUSHING TO CENSURE RASHIDA TLAIB OVER RESPONSE
TO SLAUGHTER IN ISRAEL
The representative continued, saying, "Why isn't that beautiful?
That should mean coexist. That means everyone should feel safe, no
matter who they are, or [what] their background is."
"So the Jews would have a state that they felt safe in?" the
questioner followed up.
"If it means my grandmother can't exist equally as a human being
then, no. Right?" Tlaib says, entering a crowded elevator.
"So coexist. Separate but equal doesn't work," she said as the
elevator doors closed.
Tlaib has faced backlash over her stance in the ongoing conflict
between Hamas and Israel, drawing condemnation not just from
Republicans but also from the White House.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed the comments
of Tlaib and other progressive Democrats in Congress.
"I've seen some of those statements this weekend, and we're going to
continue to be very clear. We believe they're wrong, we believe
they're repugnant, and we believe they're disgraceful," Jean-Pierre
said when asked for the administration's reaction to comments made
by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo.
"Our condemnation belongs squarely with terrorists who have brutally
murdered, raped, kidnapped hundreds, hundreds of Israelis. There can
be no equivocation about that. There are not two sides here. There
are not two sides," she added.
In a statement on Oct. 8, a day after the surprise attack from Hamas
on Israel, Tlaib said, "I grieve the Palestinian and Israeli lives
lost yesterday, today, and every day. I am determined as ever to
fight for a just future where everyone can live in peace, without
fear and with true freedom, equal rights, and human dignity."
"The path to that future must include lifting the blockade, ending
the occupation, and dismantling the apartheid system that creates
the suffocating, dehumanizing conditions that can lead to
resistance. The failure to recognize the violent reality of living
under siege, occupation, and apartheid makes no one safer. No
person, no child anywhere should have to suffer or live in fear of
violence. We cannot ignore the humanity in each other. As long as
our country provides billions in unconditional funding to support
the apartheid government, this heartbreaking cycle of violence will
continue," Tlaib said.
Tlaib also came under fire amid the Hamas terror attack in Israel
for flying a Palestinian flag outside her Capitol Hill office. The
flag has been there since at least January 2023, but observers were
outraged the flag remained following the recent carnage.
Multiple requests for comment to Tlaib's office went unreturned
Saturday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tlaib-loses-asked-2019-israel-
020211218.html
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