Friend,

Right-wing outlets and Islamophobes are twisting and manipulating Rashida’s words in a disgusting new attack. This is an attempt to silence Palestinian voices and distract from the Israeli government’s ongoing human rights abuses.

In a speech last weekend, Rashida discussed how capitalism and the unjust status quo seek to oppress and profit off of marginalized people, including our Palestinian brothers and sisters. As a Congresswoman for one of the poorest districts in the nation, Rashida has experienced with her neighbors what it feels like for profits to come before people. Her fight to uplift people out of poverty is to truly understand how these forms of oppression are connected to other movements, including the fight for a Free Palestine.

From water as a human right to raising the minimum wage to the fight for Palestinian liberation, these issues are all interconnected to the fight against racism.

The policing of Rashida’s words―and that of other women and people of color―is in itself a form of oppression, attempting to delegitimize Rashida, her perspective, and her Palestinian roots.

Now, allies and journalists are speaking up in defense of Rashida. Here’s a tweet from our allies at IfNotNow:

	IfNotNow🔥 @IfNotNowOrg
	There are antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jewish global control, but what @RashidaTlaib is saying here is not one of them. She is clearly talking about the crisis of capitalism. By misrepresenting that, you continue to confuse people about what antisemitism is.

And here’s one from journalist Abraham Gutman:

	Abraham Gutman 🔥 אברהם גוטמן @abgutman
	Hi. Jew here. Yep, just like Johnathan. I'm also from Israel. This isn't anti-Semitism from @RashidaTlaib, only an excuse for you to express anti-Palestinian bigotry toward her. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who marched with MLK, would have co-signed on this statement.

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Together, by Rashida’s side, we will continue speaking truth to power and fighting for oppressed people everywhere. We are so grateful to all who continue to join us in fighting back against these attacks.

Thank you for your support,

Team Rashida