  Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images Tlaib spoke alongside guests who advocated for violence against Israel and those who defended the Oct. 7 Hamas attacksBy Emily Jacobs Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) distanced himself from Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) appearance at the People’s Conference for Palestine, where pro-terror messages were celebrated and an activist with ties to a group designated by the U.S. as a foreign terrorist organization was welcomed. Peters’ office told Jewish Insider in a statement on Wednesday that Michigan’s soon-to-be senior senator “understands how personal the issues around the war between Israel and Hamas are for Michiganders and believes that individuals have the right to gather and advocate for their personal beliefs. However, he believes that there is no place for violent rhetoric or advocacy of violence in these discussions.” “As Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Peters is also concerned that foreign adversaries, like the Chinese and Russian governments, have and will continue to try to exploit divisions within U.S. domestic politics to sow chaos, something our nation’s intelligence officials have warned about. He urges Michiganders to be attentive to such potential interventions by foreign actors and organizations,” the statement concluded. The conference was organized by The People’s Forum, a far-left advocacy group funded largely by Neville Roy Singham, a businessman with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and a long history of donating to Marxist and socialist causes. You May Have MissedNO COMMENTWarnock declines to criticize alma mater’s decision to divest from IsraelThe Georgia senator is also a member of the board at Union Theological Seminary, which is affiliated with Columbia University. KIRBY'S CLARIFICATIONWhite House stands by support for Israel amid deadly Rafah incidentJohn Kirby: ‘I have no policy changes to speak to’ Read more...       |
5.29.2024
Sen. Peters slams terror-linked conference Rep. Tlaib addressed: ‘There is no place for violent rhetoric’
