US Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan. By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 13 at 12:34 PM This is the anatomy of a particular kind of smear, the false and cynical accusation of anti-Semitism. It’s a smear the Republican Party under President Trump has become particularly adept at and enthusiastic about.
She added that the events of the past have informed her views on how to approach a solution to the conflict. But Republicans plucked out those two words — “calming feeling” — and pounced. Rep. Liz Cheney tweeted, “Surely now @SpeakerPelosi & @LeaderHoyer will finally take action against vile anti-Semitism in their ranks. This must cross the line, even for them. Rashida Tlaib says thinking of the Holocaust provides her a ‘calming feeling.’”
So let’s get one thing clear: Republicans don’t care about anti-Semitism. If they did, they’d have spoken out about the fact that the president they revere has done more to promote, elevate, and validate anti-Semitism than any American in decades. Where was Cheney when Trump said that a rally put on by white supremacists and neo-Nazis where the participants chanted “Jews will not replace us!” was full of “very fine people”? She condemned the Nazis, but praised Trump.
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A Smear? Why doesn't WaPoo just admit they are paid Democrat Proganda? FactsMatter FakeNews
Holocaust revisionism is kewl as long as the right people do it.
Smear of Rashida or hate for Jews in general
What garbage
Most Jews prefer RashidaTlaib to GOP.
Oh goody. Now it’s time to hear from Moe!
Smear? What planet do we live on?
The GOP should be held to account and shamed but she also needs to watch her words in public so this will stop happening
THE WASHINGTON PIMP I MEAN POST, SHE SAID WHAT SHE SAID, YET THE PIMP I MEAN POST TRUST TO HELP HER. THE POST AND ARM OF DEMOCRATS IS A SHAM.
A must read.
This representative is proving to be a distraction from the real problems. The Leadership in the house needs to strip her of any committee assignments she has and she can just continue to represent her district as the elected member she is. But stop being a distraction!
WAPO and nytimes seem to believe that their target audience is David Duke and Hamas.
In WAPO's hate for Trump--they will defend antisemites, jihadists, Islamic terror regimes...as long as it fits the anti-Trump agenda.
5his women has a problem in the way she expresses her self. She represents the USA .
Except unlike what she said, Palestinians, including the Mufti of Jerusalem, killed Jews and were rabid Nazi supporters during the War. So to suggest they created a safe haven for Jews during the Holocaust is bullshit.
The face of evil
Now do Trump MAGA
I think the calming feeling was toward the resolution of the holocaust rather than the holocaust. I too have warm feelings about end of that event and the international action to help establish a homeland. I am sad that the resolution caused harm to others though. Bittersweet.
Talib's comments were not antisemitic. They were bittersweet I'd say.
If you were on a debate stage and tried to defend her statements to a Middle East Historian, you'd likely be out of a job afterwards.
Democracy dies when you side with Iran and Hamas.
Once again it’s a smear job for quoting
Tlaib is ignorant of history if she thinks Palestinians, or other Arabs, provided aid and comfort to the Jewish people. The Arabs were on the side of Hitler against Jews.😕
WAPO just sank any credibility they ever had / who to defend next? Farrakhan?
ummm....really? she is an avowed anti semite and your try to smear republicans?
Enemy of the people
If this is a “smear” then no one would know the anatomy of a smear like the Democratic party. They invented and perfected it.
WAPO carries the water for anti-Semites
Reading this article literary leaves me breathless. WP hates Trump and therefore forgetting minor facts, like Israel was always Israel and never anything else. The Arbs waged an all out war in 48 to destroy what was left of the Jewish people. WP get your facts.
Think we have reached twighlight zone terrain. There are historical facts in which the writer of this post and Congress women does not understand or purpossely does not want to understand.
She constantly spews ant-Semitic garbage and blatant lies. The MSM and fellow Democrats won't call her out on it.
She supports the Muslim Brotherhood....who are the grandparents of the smears upon Jews!
Washington Post would know a lot about smear campaigns. However, holding people accountable for their statements should never be discouraged. Hold EVERYONE accountable from Trump to Pelosi. Again, her religion doesn't shield her from accountability of her statements & actions.
Her own words are a smear? Okay.
daveweigel By focusing on how some Republicans have incorrectly used what she said against her and ignoring what was actually wrong with her comments you are engaging in the political point scoring your entire article is attempting to debunk.
JC you people are clowns.
I'm a Jew, so I guess I was fooled. She remains an anti-Semitic Jew hater. And YOU are the one who has been fooled, Mr. Waldman. Shame on you.
Israel has a right wing political party in power, which does not speak for all citizens of Israel; similar to the US government which does not represent my personal views and values and morals. The Trump administration is criminal. Who’s faith have I slandered?
Only using her own words. The same you do with Donals Trump EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. The hypocrisy is hilarious.
True, I think most Jews understand full well the anti-Semitic wing of the Democratic party. What she said was anti-Semitic and callous
Running cover for anti-Semitism.
“a calming feeling...when I think of the Holocaust...and the fact that it was my ancestors — Palestinians — who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity” That’s not out of context. That’s a Freudian slip, her true feelings given voice.
If President Trump or any Republican had said what she said, they would be excoriated in this paper, and the media generally, as anti-Semites. It's only because she has a D after her name that the rationalizations and excuses flow so freely. Please, you're embarrassing yourself.
She's a lib, WaPo is infested by libs, so sure, they'd write something like this.
daveweigel Jews (like me) are not fooled because we know that it was Palestinians who instituted horrific pogroms & massacres of Jews from 1912-1948. We know it was Palestinians who rioted, bombed, & murdered Brits to keep Jews from escaping Nazis. That history is not calming for Jews.
That a so called mainstream political party, (the GOP) who harbor White Supremacists and anti Semites within their own ranks launch these patently false smears, reveals just how morally bankrupt they are.
When are you hiring David Irving?
Antisemites provide cover for antisemites. If we let it slide, they won't need any cover soon
RepRashida is a bigot. And, so are the employees of
Nasty face
Defending antisemites again I see
Really?! Smear?! Tlaib said: “There’s always kind of a calming feeling, I tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust.” Wow, WaPo, wow.
She hates Jews. Couldn’t be more obvious.
I guess understanding Judaism is not simply black and white. It’s Palestinian and Israel. A Christian culture trying to identify who’s right or wrong is most confusing to me.
These WaPo opinion columns are tarnishing their reputation
I too, defend racists if they help my agenda
You spelled anatomy of a terrorist wrong
This is the worst take.
Lol Paul Waldman I think just set the record for number of times purporting to speak for the whole of American Jewry in a single Op-Ed.
Opinion: Jeff Bezos jerks off to Tlaib.
Trump had a conflict with the Pope. Ya gotta expect troubles from him.
She's anti-semitic, sympathetic to terrorists, and aligns herself with Hamas.
It is not just a matter of opinion when the detractors made up the whole thing. I am not a supporter or hers, or much of a fan, but you need to report the straight news that the GOP smear is false. Or don’t you report straight news anymore?
Nice try... She, like Ilan Omar, said what she said. She has said many anti-Semitic comments in the past. This is but another. The rest of her quote sounds like scramble-mode CYA to my ears given her past comments. Quit blaming everyone else for what these individuals say!
Lol, and y’all wonder why the American people don’t trust the media.
Opinion: WAPO and the anatomy of defending anti-semites
Which Jews would that be? Because the Jews I know think what she said was pretty ghastly.
Continually defending anti-Semites is not a good look, JeffBezos
THE MOST GENEROUS interpretation of what she said is ' Jews fled Holocaust and Palestinians welcomed them with open arms'. And even that interpretation is full of sh**. Arabs literally tried to annihilate Israel several times between 1950 and 1990.
Hey WaPo, She's toast. She scuttled herself along with the other anti-semite Omar.. We hear what comes out of their mouth and even though they have you telling us we didn't hear what we heard, We know what we heard..
Well, Bari Weiss has been the kingpin of this sort of smear campaign. And the New York Times has given in to carrying it. So it's not just Republicans.
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Remember the 'Fine People' hoax about Charlottesville WAPO and the rest of the Fake News were spreading about what Trump said about Nazis? It's like that except Rashida Tlaib has the Fake News to protect her.
You should analyze all you “Fine People” articles 💡💡💡
What would the Jews be without the Palestinians? Safe
Tough when your own words are used against you and you think that's a 'smear'
I dont know who you asked. BUT FOLKS IN MY COMMUNITY TheDemocrats jews are thinking twice to elect a dem BECAUSE OF ANTI-SEMITIC RACISM
Now do the very-fine-people smear
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