Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoon showing her with exploding pager

Palestinian-American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib has condemned as racist a cartoon published in a conservative magazine, National Review, showing her with an exploding pager, following Israel's attack that detonated devices belonging to Hezbollah.

"Our community is already in so much pain right now. This racism will incite more hate + violence against our Arab & Muslim communities, and it makes everyone less safe. It's disgraceful that the media continues to normalise this racism," Tlaib wrote on X.

Tlaib is the only Palestinian-American lawmaker in the US Congress.

The cartoon, published on Thursday, depicted Tlaib sitting beside an exploding pager, saying: "ODD. MY PAGER JUST EXPLODED."

Thank you, Mayor @AHammoudMI, for speaking up. Our community is already in so much pain right now. This racism will incite more hate + violence against our Arab & Muslim communities, and it makes everyone less safe. It’s disgraceful that the media continues to normalize this… https://t.co/JTn2mur4Yj

— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) September 20, 2024