Jewish leaders condemn Tlaib’s ‘antisemitic dog whistle’ in recent comments

https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-leaders-condemn-tlaibs-antisemitic-dog-whistle-in-recent-comments/ 

 American Jewish leaders have accused Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of making antisemitic comments earlier this week when she alluded to people “behind the curtain” exploiting “the rest of us” from Gaza to Detroit.

Tlaib, a Palestinian American, spoke via videoconference to the Democratic Socialists of America’s national convention on Tuesday, criticizing a structure “designed by those that exploit the rest of us for their own profit.

Whether in her home state of Michigan or in the Gaza Strip, she said, “if you open the curtain and look behind the curtain, it’s the same people that make money and, yes they do, off of racism, off of these broken policies. There is someone there making money.