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Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Wins Michigan Democratic Primary | Days Of Palestine
US Representative Rashida Tlaib on Wednesday emerged victorious from the Democratic primary election in her home state of Michigan, continuing her political career as the first Palestinian American USdaysofpalestine.ps
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Tlaib, a member of the “squad” of four first-term congresswomen of color who have drawn attention for their liberal views and distaste for President Donald Trump, scored a convincing victory over Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones.
According to The New York Times, Tlaib had 66 percent of the vote to Jones’ 34 percent with 90 percent of votes counted.
Jones had criticized Tlaib as being too divisive.
“The work continues,” Tlaib tweeted following her victory. “Onward.”
Upon her first election victory in 2018, Tlaib became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, as she was sworn into the US House of Representatives in the same year as Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, another member of the “squad”.
Tlaib has become well-known for her Palestinian advocacy inside Congress, showing up to this year’s State of the Union in a traditional thobe and at one point being banned from entering Israel due to her activism.
That's awesome! I'm sure she'll be just as successful as the losers...err...Palestinians back home.