A change was made to the map in Rashida Tlaib’s office the day she was sworn into Congress: a Post-it Note smacked next to Israel, pointing to Palestine.

Tlaib of Michigan, a Palestinian-American, was one of the first two Muslim women to take her seat in the House — and she shared her heritage proudly. She took her oath on a special Koran (a 1734 English translation that belonged to Thomas Jefferson) and wore a red embroidered thobe, a traditional Palestinian gown. She has been vocal about her support of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel.

Despite her views, she didn’t stick the note on her map.

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Among her entourage, a Palestinian-American comedian, Mo Amer, saw the map and added the Post-it, according to Buzzfeed News.

Also in the group was Linda Sarsour, a prominent Muslim-American activist, who is also one of the leaders of the Women’s March.

Alyssa Fisher is a news writer at the Forward. Email her at fisher@forward.com, or follow her on Twitter at @alyssalfisher

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