U.S. Representative says her critics should focus less on the words she used than on saving civilian lives in the Middle East
U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan has received widespread criticism for a video she posted over the weekend that was deemed offensive to the Jewish community by some, but she said her critics should focus less on the words she used than on saving civilian lives in the Middle East.
It’s the latest example of a public rift dividing Democrats in Michigan, which is home to one of the nation’s largest Arab American communities. “If I knew that a phrase I’d used had hurt any of my constituents, I would apologize and retract it, no matter its origin,” Slotkin said. “I’d ask the same from you.”
Tlaib said on social media late Friday that the “from the river to the sea” phrase is “an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate.”
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