Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democratic state lawmaker, and some news agencies are falsely claiming that U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Nessel’s office only filed charges against pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Michigan because she’s Jewish.
The spurious claims stem from an interview that Tlaib did with Metro Timeson Sept. 13. Tlaib, who was born in Detroit to Palestinian immigrants and is the only Palestinian American member of Congress, argued the charges were an unjust and heavy-handed response to peaceful civil disobedience.
Tlaib pointed out that Nessel, who has been in office since January 2019, has not filed charges against protesters opposed to racism, police brutality, water shutoffs, and environmental contamination.
Tlaib never once mentioned Nessel’s religion or Judaism. But Metro Timespointed out in the story that Nessel is Jewish, and that appears to be the spark that led to the false claims.
Dana Fash and Snake Tapper should be fired for lying about this shit. It’s easily verifiable and they certainly knew it was a lie given that they never bothered to contact Tlaib for response (what real journalists do).
But CNN is a right-wing rag and racism is encouraged as long as it’s toward Palestinians.