Tlaib strengthens position in Michigan Democratic primary win

The news of Tlaib’s victory will be disheartening to most American Jews given Tlaib’s overt anti-Semitism.

By David Isaac, World Israel News

Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan fought off a Democratic primary challenge from Detroit City Council president Brenda Jones in the state’s 13th District on Wednesday.

Jones, who is black in a largely black district, was thought to have a chance against Tlaib even though a poll last month showed her trailing badly. In 2018, Jones lost to Tlaib by only 1 percentage point, fewer than 1,000 votes, in a crowded field.

However, county elections results showed Tlaib way ahead in early returns – 63,650 votes to Jones’ 32,582 – with 89.9 percent of precincts reporting.

“Voters sent a clear message that they’re done waiting for transformative change, that they want an unapologetic fighter who will take on the status quo and win,” Tlaib said in a statement.

“If I was considered the most vulnerable member of the Squad, I think it’s safe to say the Squad is here to stay, and it’s only getting bigger,” she added.

According to The Hill, Tlaib raised $2.9 million to Jones’ $140,000.

The news of Tlaib’s victory will be disheartening to most American Jews given Tlaib’s overt anti-Semitism. She came in at No. 5 together with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Top 10 2019 list of anti-Semitism for her “slander of Israel and Jews.”

A Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) supporter, she has tweeted that the creation of the State of Israel was an “ethnic cleansing of Palestine.”

She refused to support a House resolution on the two-state solution because it removed the word “occupation,” a term used by Israel’s detractors to erode its legitimacy.

She applauded a court decision banning a terrorist watch list.

Tlaib is of Palestinian background.