Rashida Tlaib says Palestinians ‘deserve to be heard’ at DNC
The Palestinian-American member of Congress made the remark amid reports that families of Israeli captives would be addressing the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago from its main stage.
“Why are you saying that Israeli children are more valuable than Palestinian children? Where is our shared humanity?” Tlaib, a Democrat, wrote in a post tagging the DNC.
“Stop erasing Palestinians. We exist. We deserve to be heard,” she added.
Tlaib was quoting a post from the Uncommitted National Movement, which said it had learned that the families of Israeli captives will be speaking at the DNC.
“We strongly support that decision and also strongly hope that we will also be hearing from Palestinians who’ve endured the largest civilian death toll since 1948,” the movement said.
.@DNC: Why are you saying that Israeli children are more valuable than Palestinian children? Where is our shared humanity? Stop erasing Palestinians. We exist. We deserve to be heard. https://t.co/7lU6BJGALF
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 21, 2024
Democrats reject request for Palestinian-American speaker at convention
Abbas Alawieh, an “Uncommitted” delegate from Michigan, has called on the Democratic Party to reconsider its decision to bar Palestinian-Americans from speaking at its ongoing convention in Chicago.
The decision on Wednesday came even as the parents of Israeli-American captive, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, addressed delegates from the convention’s main stage.
Alawieh said he was moved by the words of Goldberg-Polin’s parents, who called for a ceasefire to return the Israeli captives held by Hamas in Gaza, and said the movement’s main goal remained organising for a truce.
“It’s very simple: You stop sending bombs, the bombs stop dropping,” he told reporters.
The Uncommitted movement’s request to have their voice heard at the DNC attracted high-profile supporters, including actor Mark Ruffalo and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, who penned an article in Vanity Fair questioning why there was no room for Palestinian-American voices in the Democrat’s so-called “big tent”.
Abbas Alawieh, a Michigan delegate from the Uncommitted movement, wears a scarf saying ‘Democrats for Palestinian Rights’ inside the DNC on Monday
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING:
Protestors are now outside Kamala Harris’s hotel in Chicago for a 1 am wake up call with a resounding message - FREE PALESTINE! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Banners say “killer Kamala - Gaza Speaks” pic.twitter.com/vJfjdFMVrC
— RootsAction (@Roots_Action) August 22, 2024
Gaza protesters in Chicago blocked on day 3 of DNC
Pro-Palestine protesters kept up the pressure on day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Wednesday, even as the police blocked their path outside the United Center venue.
Police form a line as pro-Palestinian demonstrators are pushed back during a protest near the hotel where Vice President Kamala Harris is staying in Chicago, on August 22
