WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Askume) – Palestinian-American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday denounced a cartoon published in the conservative magazine National Review that showed her holding a torn pager – referring to the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.Member .
“Our community is already hurting so much. This racism will only fuel more hate and violence against our Arab and Muslim communities, making everyone less safe. The media will continue to ‘normalize this racism’ which is shameful.”
Tlaib, a Democrat who represents a Michigan district in the U.S. House of Representatives, is the only Palestinian-American member of Congress. American Muslim advocacy group MGAG Action, Democratic U.S. Representatives Cori Bush and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, some Michigan local officials and human rights groups also criticized the cartoons.
National Review did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The cartoon published Thursday shows a woman sitting next to an exploded pager. In the cartoon, there is a business card on the woman’s desk that says “Representative Tlaib,” and the woman herself says, “Weird. My pager just exploded.”
The cartoon was created by Detroit News auto critic Henry Payne. Payne’s X account named the cartoon “Tlaib Pager Hamas.” The Detroit News said it had no role in its creation or distribution and decided not to run it.
Thousands of pagers used by members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group exploded on Tuesday. A day later, a handheld radio exploded in Lebanon, killing dozens and wounding thousands. Security sources said Israel was responsible for the incident. Israel is not responsible for this.
According to health officials in the Hamas-ruled region, the Israeli military attack in the Gaza Strip has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians and created a humanitarian crisis. According to Israeli information, before this Israeli attack, Hamas attacked on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages.
Tlaib has been harshly critical of Israel’s actions in the war and US support for its longtime ally.
Human rights supporterHe reported that Arabs , Muslims and Jews were consistently subjected to inhumane treatment during the war .
