Rashida Tlaib Wants Shooters Of Palestinians Held Accountable, NOT Palestinian Shooters

Three young men of Palestinian descent were shot on the streets of Burlington, VT on their way to a dinner. They survived the attack which has been described as a hate crime.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the lone member of Congress from Palestinian Arab descent, condemned the attack on X and demanded that the FBI “hold the person responsible accountable.”

It is an obvious call to seek justice for people who were attacked for simply walking on the streets by a madman driven by hate.

Alas, Tlaib has refused to condemn the over thousand members of Hamas and other terrorists group and for them to be held accountable for their savage butchery and massacre of 1,200 people in Israel on October 7. Instead, Tlaib offered excuses for Hamas in a prepared statement on October 8 where she blamed Israel for the slaughter of its own people, supported by the United States. She predicted a future where Hamas will continue such heinous attacks “as long as our country provides billions in unconditional funding to support the [Israeli] apartheid government, this heartbreaking cycle of violence will continue.”

A classic case of absolution via inversion of victim and attacker.

It is not enough to simply point out Tlaib’s lies and hypocrisy in selectively calling for certain attackers of innocent people to be brought to justice. She must be pursued as a supporter of terrorists.

The United Nations has a counterterrorism strategy which reminds “all States of their obligation to ensure that any person who participates in the financing, planning, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts or in supporting terrorist acts is brought to justice.” Tlaib supports terrorism, as she believes a toxic narrative about Israel.

That same UN report notes “that terrorists may craft distorted narratives that are based on the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of religion to justify violence, which are utilized to recruit supporters and foreign terrorist fighters, mobilize resources and garner support from sympathizers, in particular by exploiting the Internet and other information and communications technologies, including social media platforms, and also notes in this regard the urgent need for the international community to globally counter such activities.” The UN suggests “countering narratives used by terrorists and their supporters, and also stresses that counter-narratives should aim not only to rebut terrorists’ messages but also to amplify positive narratives, provide credible alternatives and address issues of concern to vulnerable audiences who are subject to terrorist narratives.”

Those ideas may be part of a long-term solution but so is loudly condemning and sidelining a powerful sitting member of Congress with over 1 million X followers.

Tlaib is an antisemite. A liar and hypocrite. A supporter and apologist for terrorists. She should not be allowed to serve in Congress.