Speaker McCarthy Blocks Rep. Tlaib’s ‘Anti-Israel’ Event on Capitol Hill
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has blocked Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) from hosting a May 10 event on Capitol Hill to commemorate the Nakba, which is how Palestinians label Israel’s Independence Day. “It’s wrong for members of Congress to traffic in anti-Semitic tropes about Israel. Not only do I condemn Rep. Tlaib’s anti-Israel event on May 10, I am hosting ...
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