Rep. Rashida Tlaib slammed for Palestinian flag outside Capitol office as fellow lawmaker pushes for ban
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has been ripped for displaying a Palestinian flag outside her Capitol office even after the slaughter of innocent Israelis by Hamas terrorists — leading a fellow lawmaker to formally push to “end this silliness.”
The outspoken “Squad” member, who is of Palestinian descent, went viral late Monday when a photo of the flag shared by a Washington Examiner reporter was viewed more than 2 million times.
GOP Rep. Max Miller of Ohio was among those replying to it — sharing an image showing he introduced an amendment that would ban foreign flags from Congress.
“The Palestinian flag should not have a place here,” Miller tweeted.
Instead, “the halls of Congress belong to America” and “should be reserved for flags that embody our great nation,” he wrote on X, the new name for Twitter.
“That’s why I sponsored an appropriations amendment to end this silliness,” he said in reply to the photo of Tlaib’s flag-adorned door.
On Sunday, Tlaib slammed Israel’s “occupation” policies while saying she grieves those killed as violence engulfed the region following Hamas’ unprecedented invasion of the Jewish state from Gaza.
The progressive lawmaker issued the statement decrying Israel as an “apartheid” state after some of her fellow “Squad” members sparked controversy for urging a ceasefire in the Middle East.
“I grieve the Palestinian and Israeli lives lost yesterday, today, and every day. I am determined as ever to fight for a just future where everyone can live in peace, without fear and with true freedom, equal rights, and human dignity,” Tlaib said.
“The path to that future must include lifting the blockade, ending the occupation, and dismantling the apartheid system that creates the suffocating, dehumanizing conditions that can lead to resistance,” she added.
Tlaib did not condemn Hamas, which launched the sneak attack that killed at least 900 Israelis, most of them civilians, and wounded another 2,500, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The Palestinian flag has been hanging outside her office for several months.
In January, Tlaib posted a photo of her next to the flag on social media while slamming the Israeli government.
“Palestinians may be banned from flying their flag under an apartheid government, but we can still proudly do it at my office,” she wrote.
“I’m proud to be a Palestinian American and I want the Palestinian people to know that not all Americans support apartheid. No one can erase our existence.”
At least 704 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip by Israel’s retaliatory strikes, including 140 children, and more than 3,720 others wounded, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
The Post has reached out to Tlaib’s office for comment.
