Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block Traffic in Queens for ‘Nakba Day’

As reported by Breitbart News, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) recently caused controversy by commemorating the “Nakba,” characterizing Israel’s statehood as a “disaster.” Pro-Palestinian voices claim that Israel committed ethnic cleansing and genocide in 1948, while claiming that Israel was fighting a war of independence against aggressive invaders.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), a third-term congresswoman who has long been criticized for anti-American and anti-Israel rhetoric, said: It is scheduled This week, it will host a parliamentary event to commemorate the “Nakba” or “catastrophe” of Israel’s founding.

The event, scheduled for Wednesday at the Capitol Visitor Center, is sponsored by a number of anti-Israel groups, including the radical Emgage Action and Americans for Justice in Palestine Action.

The invitation to the event listed Tlaib as a “special guest” and said that “Zionist militias and the nascent Israeli army” were responsible for “approximately three-quarters of all Palestinians in what became the state of Israel. “They were violently expelled from their homes and homelands.” ”

Pro-Palestinian voices have also condemned Israel’s invasion of Gaza in response to the horrific October 7 terrorist attack, saying it would trigger a second Nakba.

Since April, American universities have become hotspots for pro-Palestinian protests and anti-Israel sentiment, with administrators calling on police and authorities to clean up camps and prevent seizure of private property.