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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoonist for racist image of her with exploding pager

woman wearing a keffiyeh speaks into microphone
Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic representative from Michigan, speaks during a pro-Palestinian rally in Washington, on 20 October 2023. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

Rashida Tlaib, the Palestinian American congresswoman, has accused a political cartoonist of racism after he depicted her next to a pager exploding days after such devices blew up across Lebanon in what the Arab country has said was an attack by Israel.

A statement from the Democratic US House representative also expressed concern that the cartoon by Henry Payne would “incite more hate and violence against Arab and Muslim communities”.

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