{"id":2339810,"date":"2024-09-11T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-targets-facebook-ads-to-qatari-funded-outlet-fans-data-show-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:21:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:21:56","slug":"rashida-tlaib-targets-facebook-ads-to-qatari-funded-outlet-fans-data-show-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-targets-facebook-ads-to-qatari-funded-outlet-fans-data-show-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashida Tlaib targets Facebook ads to Qatari-funded outlet fans, data show &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Frashida-tlaib-targets-facebook-ads-to-qatari-funded-outlet-fans-data-show-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=2339810&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>Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) \u2064has \u200dbeen strategically targeting her Facebook \u2063ads towards fans of the Qatari-funded outlet Al Jazeera,\u2063 according to recent \u200cdata. Over the\u2062 past 90 days, her\u200c campaign \u2064has allocated more than $81,000 on Facebook \u2064advertising, \u2062primarily to \u200cpromote\u200d her anti-Israel\u2063 stance and support fellow \u200dprogressive members of the &#8220;Squad&#8221; in the House. The ads focus on users interested in \u200cAl Jazeera, \u200bas well as topics related \u200bto Palestine \u200dand the Gaza \u200bStrip, aiming to connect with those who\u2063 resonate with her views.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib&#8217;s\u200d advertisement strategy raises eyebrows, especially\u2063 given her vocal criticism\u2064 of Israel and her \u200binvolvement in a secret Facebook group supportive of Hamas after a\u2064 significant attack on \u2062Israel last October. Critics, including representatives \u200bfrom the Republican Jewish\u2062 Coalition, denote\u200c her\u2063 actions and \u200baffiliations\u2063 as consistent with her long-standing opposition \u2062to Israel. Tlaib has also been linked to the anti-Israel group Black for Palestine, which has previously expressed \u200csolidarity with Palestinian militants.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera, which Tlaib targets through her ads, has come under scrutiny for its\u200b alleged pro-Hamas bias and is recognized\u200d for its ties \u2064to Qatar, a country \u2064that has financially supported \u200cHamas since 2007. Additionally, \u2062the network was mandated by the U.S.\u2062 Justice Department to register as a foreign\u2062 agent due to its connections with Qatar, which has \u2064become increasingly relevant amid concerns over foreign influence through media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-dismissed-concerns-about-natural-gas-bans-now-he-wants-credit-for-stopping-them\/\" title=\"Manchin initially ignored worries over gas bans, now seeks recognition for halting them.\">political landscape evolves<\/a>, Tlaib\u2019s targeting strategies reflect her ongoing commitment to her advocacy and her alignment with audiences critical \u200bof Israeli policies. The tactics employed in \u2062her campaigns and their implications have drawn\u2062 attention within the\u200b broader\u2062 context of foreign influence \u200bin U.S. politics, particularly concerning media narratives and donor agendas linked to entities such as Al Jazeera.  <\/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\">Rashida Tlaib targets Facebook ads to Qatari-funded outlet fans, data show<\/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_1758086\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Squad&rdquo; Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) targets one audience more than any other for her campaign&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2572034\/democrat-rashida-tlaib-part-of-secret-pro-hamas-facebook-group-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Facebook<\/a> ads: fans of the Qatari-backed website <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Tlaib&rsquo;s campaign has spent over $81,000 on ads in the last 90 days, largely to draw attention to her anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> positions and fundraise for her fellow progressive Squad members in the House, according to data from Facebook&rsquo;s ad database. The Michigan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrat<\/a> has used detailed targeting to gear her content mostly to users interested in <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>, followed by &ldquo;Palestine,&rdquo; the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza Strip<\/a>,&rdquo; and the &ldquo;top 10% of ZIP codes&rdquo; in the United States ordered by household income, data show.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s no surprise Tlaib targets readers of <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>, according to Republican Jewish Coalition spokesman Sam Markstein, who said Tlaib is &ldquo;hell-bent&rdquo; on opposing Israel. <em>Al Jazeera<\/em> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/2991771\/netanyahus-cabinet-votes-closure-al-jazeera-offices-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>banned<\/a> in Israel this year over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">national security concerns<\/a> and frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/washington-post-foreign-desk-accused-of-pro-hamas-bias-teems-with-al-jazeera-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>promotes<\/a> pro-Hamas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/article-787220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>propaganda<\/a>. The website is funded by Qatar, a gas-rich country that has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It would be out of character for Tlaib not to,&rdquo; Markstein told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and union activists discuss protests on college campuses, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tlaib&rsquo;s ad targeting is a window into the types of supporters she seeks to court as the Democrat accuses Israel of genocide and apartheid for retaliating against Hamas over its Oct. 7 attack last year. Tlaib <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2572034\/democrat-rashida-tlaib-part-of-secret-pro-hamas-facebook-group-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has notably been part of a secret Facebook group<\/a> whose users have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-push-for-another-round-of-stimulus-checks\/\" title=\"Economists Push for Another Round of Stimulus Checks\">expressed support<\/a> for Hamas after Oct. 7 &mdash; which saw 1,200 Israelis murdered in the Jewish state. Tlaib also co-founded an anti-Israel group called Black for Palestine that pledged &ldquo;solidarity&rdquo; in 2016 with Palestinian terrorists, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2582671\/black-for-palestine-meet-rashida-tlaibs-favorite-israel-hating-group-with-terror-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em>Al Jazeera<\/em>, the readers of which Tlaib targets through ads, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/15\/business\/media\/aj-al-jazeera-fara.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly<\/a> required by the Justice Department in 2020 to register as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">foreign agent<\/a> over its Qatari ties. Tlaib&rsquo;s active ads, launched in August on Facebook, include one calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu &ldquo;genocidal&rdquo; and others asking for a ceasefire in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Republicans on Capitol Hill have demanded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2021\/03\/03\/doj-enforce-al-jazeera-foreign-agent-ruling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>answers<\/a> from the DOJ due to its <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/comer-opens-probe-into-dojs-failure-to-enforce-fara-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>failure<\/a> to enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act, including for <em>Al Jazeera<\/em> and other foreign-linked entities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given <em>Al Jazeera<\/em>&rsquo;s and TikTok&rsquo;s public prominence in the U.S., mounting evidence of their use to advance foreign agendas, and the Biden administration&rsquo;s own national security concerns with the two companies, the committee is puzzled that the department appears to have either ceased or paused enforcement of FARA registration requirements for the companies without explanation,&rdquo; House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2.8.24-FARA-DOJ-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a> in February to Attorney General Merrick Garland.<\/p>\n<p><em>Al Jazeera<\/em>&lsquo;s financier, Qatar, shelters top Hamas leaders, three of whom have <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/07\/news\/hamas-leaders-worth-11bn-live-luxury-lives-in-qatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>enjoyed<\/a> a life of luxury in Qatar&rsquo;s capital of Doha. Ex-Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3105435\/hamas-chief-ismail-haniyeh-killed-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>whom Israel assassinated in Iran<\/a> this summer, used to split his time between luxury hotels in Qatar and Turkey. He was previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/hamas-billionaires-lifestyles-of-rich-terrorists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>photographed<\/a> attending international sports games, flying in private jets, and enjoying fine dining. <\/p>\n<p>One <em>Al Jazeera<\/em> journalist, Ismail Abu Omar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/opinion\/article-798659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly<\/a> accompanied Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 into Israel and praised them in footage inside an Israeli kibbutz, saying, &ldquo;The friends have progressed, may God bless.&rdquo; The Israeli military <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AvichayAdraee\/status\/1757821050019070007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in February that Omar &ldquo;held the position of deputy commander of a company in the eastern Khan Yunis Battalion of the terrorist organization Hamas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Khalil Dweeb, another <em>Al Jazeera<\/em> journalist, was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EFischberger\/status\/1781414569472073789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>found<\/a> in April by Israeli terrorism analyst Eitan Fischberger to self-identify as a Hamas member. The Palestinian Authority reportedly arrested Dweeb for weapons possession. <\/p>\n<p>Tlaib&rsquo;s campaign did not return a request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1758086\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758086\"}});<\/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>Rashida Tlaib focuses her Facebook advertising efforts primarily on fans of the Qatari-funded outlet Al Jazeera, according to data. The Democratic representative from Michigan has invested over $81,000 in ads over the past three months, mainly to highlight her anti-Israel stance and support fundraising for her fellow progressive colleagues in Congress. Her campaign strategically targets users interested in Al Jazeera, as well as topics like &#8220;Palestine,&#8221; the &#8220;Gaza Strip,&#8221; and affluent U.S. ZIP codes based on household income. Republican Jewish Coalition spokesperson Sam Markstein noted that it is expected for Tlaib to appeal to Al Jazeera&#8217;s audience given her strong opposition to Israel. This year, Israel banned Al Jazeera due to national security issues, and the site often disseminates pro-Hamas content; it is funded by Qatar, which has invested heavily in Gaza since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib\u2019s ad strategy reflects the type of supporters she aims to attract while she accuses Israel of genocide and apartheid following Hamas&#8217;s attack on October 7 last year that resulted in significant Israeli casualties. She has also been part of a private Facebook group where members expressed support for Hamas after this attack and co-founded an anti-Israel organization called Black for Palestine that showed solidarity with Palestinian militants back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the Justice Department required Al Jazeera to register as a foreign agent due to its connections with Qatar. Tlaib\u2019s active ads include one labeling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as \u201cgenocidal\u201d and others advocating for a ceasefire in the region. Recently, Republican lawmakers have sought clarification from the DOJ regarding its enforcement of foreign agent registration laws concerning entities like Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar not only funds Al Jazeera but also provides refuge for prominent Hamas leaders who live lavishly there. For instance, former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was known for his luxurious lifestyle between Qatar and Turkey before being assassinated by Israel this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, some journalists associated with Al Jazeera have been linked directly with Hamas activities; one journalist reportedly accompanied terrorists during their incursion into Israel on October 7 while another self-identified as a member of Hamas before being arrested by Palestinian authorities for weapons possession.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib&#8217;s campaign did not respond when asked for comments regarding these matters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2339811,"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\/09\/Rashida-Tlaib-Qatar-ads-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40663,32313,36622,40664,36144],"class_list":["post-2339810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-facebook-ads","tag-media-influence","tag-political-advertising","tag-qatari-funding","tag-rashida-tlaib"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rashida-Tlaib-Qatar-ads-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339810","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\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}