Rashida Tlaib

The Floridian sat down with Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) to discuss a recent motion to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib (R-MI) for her support of Hamas introduced by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). In fact, he said, "If you support Hamas, I do not know why you should be in Congress." Sen. Scott began by briefly […]

In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, State Representative Randy Fine said the United States should prepare for war. "For far too long the world has been willing to say we live in a world of sunshine and rainbows and pixie dust and unicorns," Fine told The Floridian. "We don't. There are bad people in […]

It appears Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) has thrown a not-so-subtle jab toward his colleague Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) who displayed a Palestinian flag outside of her office following the terrorist attack that occurred on Israeli soil by Hamas. Rep Rashida Tlaib’s office right now. Will she still stand with Gaza and Hamas after her people […]

Nearly a week has gone by since the horrific Hamas attack against Israel, for which several members of the Democratic "Squad" have not condemned the terrorist organization. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) briefly spoke with The Floridian about this silence, saying, "If you cannot bring yourself to denounce terrorism... then you have a problem as a […]

Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) were signers of a recent letter condemning remarks by Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on Israel. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) expressed skepticism at the sincerity of Rep. Jayapal's apology, saying in a recent appearance on The National Desk that "there is a strain of anti-Semitism embedded deep within the Democratic […]

Since the state of Israel’s inception in 1948, there have been differing foreign policy opinions and strategies that have divided legislators – sometimes within their own party. For instance, after the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)  most recent military operation in Jenin, West Bank, Democrats in the House of Representatives demonstrated a variety of opinions, either […]

One can debate the efficacy of policies pursued by the State of Israel, but few can deny that antisemitism is a major component of its most radical critics. The International Holocaust Remembrance Association's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism includes such attacks, which Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) seeks to embrace in a recent resolution. Part of the […]

Just as antisemitism is on the rise in the U.S. and around the world, so is Islamaphobia and Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Maxwell Frost are standing in solidarity against such hate speech and violence. During a press conference to announce a resolution she penned addressing Islamaphobia, Rep. Omar spoke about the “epidemic” that […]

With the fear that antisemitism is on the rise again, Congress is looking to effectively respond to the threat. The Jewish Insider reports that Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL-23) is leading thirty-four Congressional Democrats in signing a letter to Amazon demanding the retail giant pull antisemitic products from its online store. Specifically, the letter cites Hebrews […]

Progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) recently spoke at an event saying "that you cannot claim to hold progressive values yet back Israel’s apartheid government." Rep. Tlaib further added, "we will continue to push back and not accept this idea that you are progressive except for Philistine [sic] any longer." Tlaib's remarks were met with a […]

In an interview with The Floridian,  conservative journalist and Florida Congressional candidate Laura Loomerdoubled-down on her assertion that Rep. Ilhan Omar is supportive of the ISIS terror groupand is a "jihadist." Loomer, who is running against Republican incumbent Rep. Daniel Webster (R), has attracted controversy over the years, not least of all for her confrontation […]

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) wants the United States to cease all funding to apartheid governments, seemingly pushing for a complete halt of U.S. aid to her native Lebanon. In a Tweet on Monday night, the congresswoman stated quite frankly that the “United States should stop funding apartheid governments, period.” U.S. foreign aid shouldn't go to […]

After the Progressive wing of the House Democratic Caucus—Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Marie Newman, Raul Grivalja, and Cori Bush—all voted against the stand-alone House Passes Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, Jewish-American Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch spoke up in defense of the state of Israel and spoke out against members of his political […]

Although tension in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas has simmered down after months of conflict due to a ceasefire, the subsequent political conversations continue in the United States. Over the course of the political turmoil, members of “the Squad” voiced their opposition to tactics that Israel employed. In response to their comments shared, a number of GOP members...

With the Israeli-Palestinian conflict mostly subdued as a result of a ceasefire, the tensions have sparked a dialogue in the US around the antisemitic violence that Democrat Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) has blamed on the Squad. In the first weeks of the conflict, Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) made controversial headlines as she called […]

Washington, D.C.—Shortly after votes were cast in the House Chamber on Tuesday, The Floridian caught up with conservative  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has become a large moving target for Democrats over her firm support for President Donald Trump and who had a lot to say about Palestine and her Democrat colleagues in the now-infamous "Squad," who she refers to...

After a long period of inaction in regard to sending more aid to Israel after Hamas began raining rockets down on Israelis, the Biden Administration finally approved a massive $735 million US-Israel weapons sale.  However, woke progressives in the House have not taken kindly to the sale of arms, leading Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to […]

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) has received criticism from Republicans after tweeting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which many have taken as Tlaib supporting and promoting the destruction of the state of Israel. However, now Democrats are receiving criticism as well for not denouncing Rep. Tlaib’s comments, and many are pointing to recent remarks that Democrats...