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Rashida Tlaib Targeted Over Made-Up Quote (newrepublic.com)

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Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, was attacked Monday for supposedly claiming that Michigan’s attorney general is going after pro-Palestinian protesters solely because she’s Jewish. The only problem is, Tlaib never said anything of the sort.

Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, posted on X Monday addressing Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer while alleging that Tlaib had made an antisemitic statement about Attorney General Dana Nessel. Nessel is pursuing charges against pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan, alleging some had assaulted police officers and engaged in ethnic intimidation.

The Jewish Insider article stated that Tlaib “has also claimed that Nessel is only charging the protesters because she’s Jewish.” As evidence, that article repeatedly linked to yet another article, this one from the Detroit MetroTimes—which included no quote from Tlaib referring to Nessel’s Jewishness at all.

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[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 40 points 3 months ago

Just... taking a step back from the politics... all that...

Imagine attempting to explain the bare basics of this to an 8 year old.

The CEO... of the Anti Defamation League ... publicly defamed a Congresswoman.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

To expand a little more: The CEO of a Jewish anti-defamation organization used an antisemitic and pro-Nazi website to defame a Congresswoman.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League,

You think anyone with the title "CEO" would have the intelligence to have a lawyer vet a tweet like that before going out. the ADL is going to get wrecked.

[-] Botzo@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Having met a number of CEOs, definitely not. They're dollar store brains and smooth talking metaphor machines. They operate almost completely on intuition and use bullshit to back it up.

I'm sure there are exceptions.

[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Im close with the CFO of a local company. One of three local companies owned by the same CEO, and the entire accounting department stopped trying to tell him all his ideas are straight up just illegal or tax fraud and instead silently fix everything in the background and deal with him after the numbers stop being a threat to their existence outside of jail. People like Trump are not the exception to CEOs they're the rule.

[-] escapesamsara 11 points 3 months ago

The adl has more power than most senators, best case scenario is the story gets disappeared like all negative stories on the adl.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

I doubt it since this is a pretty clear cut defamation lawsuit.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Most likely they’ll settle out of court. Payday for Tlaib, a retraction, and there may or may not be an NDA causing it to drop out of the media.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago

I don't think that. I think it means they're probably a nepobaby.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If I ever have kids, one of the first pieces of wisdom I’m sharing is “get a lawyer. Best you can afford.”

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 13 points 3 months ago

Oh boy. She's gonna clean out some bank accounts lmao.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 7 points 3 months ago

Has any news of her suing come out yet?

[-] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I hope she sues.

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