Will the anti-Israel proclivities of new House Democrats affect others in the party?
Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York have exhibited anti-Israel sentiment and actions that will influence some, be it their constituents or their colleagues in Congress.
By Jackson Richman
(November 15, 2018 / JNS) One of the biggest storylines coming out of the recent midterm elections was the changing face of the newly elected members of Congress. The incoming 116th Congress will have its largest share of women and minority members to date. Among those new faces are the first Muslim woman, congresswoman-elect Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and the first Somali American woman, congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.
Tlaib and Omar, along with congresswoman-elect from Queens, N.Y., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York, will be the youngest women ever sent to Congress. Yet this demographic shift has also brought concern from pro-Israel observers, who contend that the mainstream media has not properly highlighted some of these new representatives’ support for BDS and for the anti-Israel movement overall.
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