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THE SPIN ROOM | Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is pushing back against republican accusations of antisemitism after making some controversial comments about the Holocaust during a podcast interview. 
Our Ami Kaufman discusses with Benny Ziffer of Haaretz Daily, Danny Ayalon the former Israeli Ambassador to the US, and Political Strategist Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin. 

Story: 
Michigan's Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib on Monday defended recent comments about the foundation of Israel and the Holocaust against criticism from opponents ranging from President Donald Trump and US House Republicans to Israel's Ambassador to the UN.

Critics condemned Tlaib over remarks in an interview with Yahoo News's "Skulldoggery" podcast where she discussed her support for a one-state solution and said she loved that her Palestinian ancestors had provided safe haven for Jews after the Holocaust.

"There's a kind of a calming feeling, I always tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors -- Palestinians -- who lost their land and some lost their lives," she told the podcast.

"Policing my words, twisting & turning them to ignite vile attacks on me will not work. All of you who are trying to silence me will fail miserably," Tlaib said on Twitter Monday.

"I will never allow you to take my words out of context to push your racist and hateful agenda. The truth will always win."

US President Donald Trump entered the swirling debate on Monday over a US Congresswoman's comments regarding the Holocaust that Republicans have condemned as anti-Semitic.

Trump laid in to Tlaib, saying the congresswoman "obviously has tremendous hatred of Israel and the Jewish people. Can you imagine what would happen if I ever said what she said, and says?"

Top House Republican Liz Cheney also seized on the remarks, saying they represented "vile anti-Semitism" and called on the House's Democratic leadership to take action.

"This must cross the line, even for them," she tweeted.

Tlaib said on Twitter her remarks were taken out of context and that "All of you who are trying to silence me will fail miserably."

She was backed up by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who said "Republicans’ desperate attempts to smear (Tlaib) & misrepresent her comments are outrageous," adding that Trump and Republicans needed to apologize.

Similar accusations of anti-Semitism were leveled against Ilhan Omar, who after Tlaib is the only other Muslim in Congress, after she said earlier this year that American support for Israel was driven by money from a pro-Israel lobbying group.

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