ADL chief rips into socialist Democratic Rep. Tlaib for 'ugly antisemitic dog whistling'

Leftist Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib accused people "behind the curtain" of making money off the abuse and exploitation of people "from Gaza to Detroit" during recently posted remarks to the 2021 Democratic Socialists of America National Convention.

Her claims have the leader of the Anti-Defamation League fuming and accusing her of "ugly antisemitic dog whistling," Newsweek reported Wednesday.

What did Tlaib say?

In comments to the DSA convention, "From the Ashes of the Old: Socialism for a New Tomorrow," which is taking place virtually through Sunday, Tlaib told viewers, "For me, as a Palestinian-American, we also need to recognize as I think about my family and Palestine that continue to live under military occupation and how that really interacts with this beautiful Black city that I grew up in."

"I always tell people cutting people off from water is violence," she added. "And they do it from Gaza to Detroit. And it's a way to control people, to oppress people, and it's those structures that we continue to fight against."