Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib protested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, displaying a sign reading “War Criminal” and “Guilty of Genocide,” as his country’s attack on Gaza has killed nearly 40,000 people.
Tlaib, who also wore a keffiyeh to the Congressional gallery, is the first and sole Palestinian-American member of Congress. In a statement, the congresswoman described the invite to Netanyahu as “utterly disgraceful,” urging her colleagues to cease funding to the Israeli military.
