Rashida Tlaib will lead West Bank delegation, stand up to Israel
There aren't many lobbies that push around American lawmakers quite like that working on behalf of Israel. And even though there's waning public American support for the U.S.'s strongest Middle East ally as its brutal occupation of the Palestinian territories drags on for decades, few American politicians are willing to stand up to its intense lobbying arms.
Michigan Democratic U.S. Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib will be among the first.
In an interview with The Intercept published on Monday, Tlaib — who will be the nation's first Palestinian-American in Congress — announced that she'd lead a congressional delegation to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Beyond that, she's vocally supporting Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, an international boycott campaign known as "BDS" that seeks to push back against Israeli oppression of Palestinians.
In regards to BDS, Tlaib told The Intercept the boycotts are a way to shine a light on “issues like the racism and the international human rights violations by Israel right now.” Her announcement of support for BDS comes after Democratic Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar in Minnesota publicly stated her support for it several weeks ago.
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