Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is drawing fire from fellow Democrats over her public support for Hamas and refusal to condemn the terrorist organization’s barbaric October 7th attack that resulted in the deaths of over 1,400 Israeli civilians and soldiers. Democratic Majority for Israel, a political advocacy group, has reserved just over $100,000 worth of airtime in the Detroit media market, which comprises much of Tlaib’s congressional district.
The ad, sponsored by Democratic Majority for Israel’s PAC, attacks Rep. Tlaib for taking a number of anti-Israel stances including calling for a ceasefire, her refusal to back a resolution condemning Hamas’s barbaric terror attack, and voting against U.S. funding for the Jewish-state’s Iron Dome – a defense system that protects the country from rocket attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah. “It’s important to us for people who live in the Detroit area to understand what her positions have been and just how out of step and radical her positions have been,” said Mark Mellman, the group’s president. “We hope that will lead her to either moderate her positions or perhaps for someone who is more moderate to be interested in the race.”
Tlaib has drawn criticism from both sides of the political aisle on Capitol Hill since the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. Just over ten days after the attack, the Michigan Democrat lead a pro-Hamas protest outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C. culminating in a group of anti-Israel activists attempting to occupy the Cannon House Office Building. At least three protestors were arrested for assaulting a Capitol Police officer.
Last week Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduce a resolution to censure Tlaib over her support for Hamas. The censure resolution was tabled this week after 23 House Republicans joined Democrats to block the measure – an additional 13 Republican lawmakers did not vote.
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