Hat tip Jewish News Syndicate
No matter how one feels about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or any other conflict around the world, there is only one flag that belongs in our nation's Capitol. That is the Stars and Stripes. I know that Tlaib, an American-born woman of Palestinian parentage, is hostile to Israel and a big supporter of the Palestinian cause. That is her right. It is also her right to hang another flag outside her office. By that, I mean that nobody is going to arrest her and haul her away (as they have when she disrupts events). But I still feel that her action-as is usually the case- is offensive. The Palestinian flag does not represent any entity that is friendly to the US. In my view, it represents people who celebrated on 9-11. It represents terrorists who wantonly kill Jews. It represents people like Hamas, a terrorist organization that runs Gaza.
Now I know some wise guy reading this is going to point out that on this site, I have an Israeli flag together with an American flag in showing my support for Israel. The distinction is that I am a private citizen running a blog. I am not a US Congressperson working in the Capitol building in Washington DC. Rashida Tlaib is not a representative of the mythical state of Palestine (which has never existed as a nation at any time in history). She is a representative of the United States of America.
If Rashida Tlaib is so proud of that flag and what it represents, maybe she should move to the West Bank or Gaza. She is a poor representative for the American government.
2 comments:
Simple solution, just put it inside her office where her constituents can see her support, but she is not displaying it so the general public will see it and be offended by its presence. Isn't that what she wants, to offend US Citizens? That seems to be her goal as demonstrated over the last few years since she has been in Congress. Give her less attention and ignore her is the best way to deal with someone seeking attention and media coverage. Vote her OUT in 2024, problem solved!!
Except they already had their chance to vote her out in the last election. They re-elected her. Keep in mind Dearborn is part of her area. This is precisely what they want. Secondly, I don't think the flag would be appropriate even inside her office. It's still taxpayer-funded space.
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