How Jewish House members divided over the censure of Rashida Tlaib
Jerry Nadler, the House Jewish Caucus' informal dean, cited free speech rights to explain his vote against the measure
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Fast Forward ‘From the river to the sea’: The slogan that led to Rashida Tlaib’s censure, explained
It’s a phrase that Jewish watchdogs call antisemitic, that has caused at least one pro-Palestinian commentator to lose a job — and that Tlaib has walked back in the past
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Opinion Rep. Tlaib’s Israel-Hamas statements were offensive. Censuring her was even worse
The House censure was an abuse of power, a denigration of the Congress and a successful political trap set by Republicans
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Fast Forward In a rare move, the U.S. House of Representatives censures Rashida Tlaib for Israel remarks
The vote was sure to sharpen divides among Democrats over the war, with some Democrats vehemently defending Tlaib's right to use the term "from the river to the sea" and others saying the term signifies the elimination of Israel
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Fast Forward Tlaib accuses Biden of supporting genocide against Palestinians
'The American people are not with you on this one,' Michigan Congresswoman says in video
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Fast Forward Rashida Tlaib announced a boycott, but not of Israel
The Michigan Democrat, known for her support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, is now boycotting Narendra Modi's address to Congress
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Fast Forward Rashida Tlaib: Uprooting Israeli settlements is ‘something I struggle with’
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