{"id":2329126,"date":"2024-08-22T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tlaib-rejects-false-narrative-of-joy-at-harris-convention-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:29:28","slug":"tlaib-rejects-false-narrative-of-joy-at-harris-convention-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tlaib-rejects-false-narrative-of-joy-at-harris-convention-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tlaib rejects &#8216;false narrative&#8217; of joy at Harris convention &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftlaib-rejects-false-narrative-of-joy-at-harris-convention-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, \u200dRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) criticized\u200b her party for presenting what she\u200b described\u200c as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">false narrative<\/a>&#8221; of \u200boptimism amid ongoing tensions related to the \u200cwar in\u200b Gaza. Tlaib&#8217;s comments came in light of a pro-Palestinian group,\u200c the Uncommitted National Movement, which \u200cdemanded a speaking opportunity at the convention to express their stance on the conflict but claimed\u2064 that their request\u2064 was denied by the Democratic National Committee. She\u2062 expressed her\u200b dismay that the party prioritized a portrayal of \u2064unity over allowing voices that challenge the prevailing narrative regarding the situation in \u200dGaza. Tlaib emphasized the impact of the conflict on families and criticized the \u2062portrayal of hope \u2064and \u200djoy that \u2063contrasts sharply with the realities faced by these communities. Members of\u200d the group also staged a sit-in outside the United Center, demanding attention\u2064 from Vice President Kamala Harris and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/check-out-the-bravest-gun-rights-speech-youll-ever-see\/\" title=\"Check Out The Bravest Gun Rights Speech You\u2019ll Ever See\">convention organizers<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Squad&rsquo; Democrat rejects &lsquo;false narrative&rsquo; of joy at Harris convention<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735567\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rashida-tlaib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Rashida Tlaib<\/a> (D-MI) accused her own party of presenting a &ldquo;false narrative&rdquo; of Democratic optimism amid a fight over the war in Gaza that has roiled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The tension comes as the Uncommitted National Movement, a pro-Palestinian group that emerged during the Democratic primaries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/uncommitted-dnc-delegates-not-yet-sold-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>to vote against candidates<\/a> unless they backed a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, has requested a speaking slot at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-elections-live-updates-biden-trump-house-senate\/\" title>four-day convention<\/a> &mdash; a request it claims has been denied by the Democratic National Committee. Tlaib decried the decision not to allow a pro-Palestinian speaker to take the stage on the pretext it would disrupt the party&rsquo;s picture of unity it wants to present to voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To hear what we&rsquo;ve done to generations of families shatters the false narrative of hope and joy,&rdquo; Tlaib wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To hear what we&rsquo;ve done to generations of families shatters the false narrative of hope and joy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IH8fU8Eio5\">https:\/\/t.co\/IH8fU8Eio5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1826466732204032327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Group members staged a sit-in outside the United Center over the matter, vowing not to move until Vice President Kamala Harris and convention organizers agreed to a speaking slot. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-12-primaries-what-to-watch-as-biden-and-trump-seek-to-clinch-party-nominations\/\" title=\"March 12 primaries: What to watch as Biden and Trump seek to clinch party nominations\">uncommitted delegates<\/a> soon joined the demonstration, and fellow &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) also briefly joined.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) also expressed her support for the group on social media, calling on the DNC to &ldquo;change course and affirm our shared humanity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just as we must honor the humanity of hostages, so too must we center the humanity of the 40,000 Palestinians killed under Israeli bombardment,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a post on X. &ldquo;To deny that story is to participate in the dehumanization of Palestinians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The demand for a speaking slot comes after the parents of an Israeli American hostage, captured during Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7, 2023, invasion, spoke on the third night of the convention, with the group calling for balance &ldquo;to reject a hierarchy of human value by ensuring Palestinian voices are heard on the main stage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Excluding a Palestinian speaker betrays the party&rsquo;s commitment in our platform to valuing Israelis and Palestinian lives equally,&rdquo; the group said in a statement. &ldquo;Vice President Harris must unite this party with a vision that fights for everyone, including Palestinians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted a spokesperson for the DNC for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735567\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735567\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) criticized her party for promoting a &#8220;false narrative&#8221; of optimism among Democrats during the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which has created unrest at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This situation arises as the Uncommitted National Movement, a pro-Palestinian organization that formed during the Democratic primaries to oppose candidates who do not support a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, has sought a speaking opportunity at the four-day convention\u2014an appeal they claim was rejected by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Tlaib condemned this refusal to allow a pro-Palestinian voice on stage, arguing it undermines the party&#8217;s desired image of unity for voters. In a post on X, she stated, \u201cTo hear what we\u2019ve done to generations of families shatters the false narrative of hope and joy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Members of this group held a sit-in outside the United Center until Vice President Kamala Harris and convention organizers agreed to their request for speaking time. Other uncommitted delegates joined their protest, with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participating briefly as well. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) also voiced her support online, urging the DNC to &#8220;change course and affirm our shared humanity.&#8221; She emphasized that while it&#8217;s important to recognize hostages&#8217; humanity, it is equally vital to acknowledge &#8220;the 40,000 Palestinians killed under Israeli bombardment,&#8221; asserting that ignoring this reality contributes to their dehumanization.<\/p>\n<p>The call for representation comes after parents of an Israeli American hostage spoke on stage during one night of the convention; advocates are demanding balance by ensuring Palestinian voices are included prominently as well. The group stated that excluding Palestinian speakers contradicts their party&#8217;s platform commitment to valuing both Israeli and Palestinian lives equally and urged Vice President Harris to unify with an inclusive vision that represents everyone\u2019s interests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2329127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rashida-Tlaib_Netanyahu_1296247.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38956,38955,5894,5420,32076],"class_list":["post-2329126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-false-narrative","tag-harris-convention","tag-politics","tag-tlaib","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rashida-Tlaib_Netanyahu_1296247.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}