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BRYEN: At The Risk Of Further Upsetting Ms. Tlaib

Shoshana Bryen
BRYEN: At The Risk Of Further Upsetting Ms. Tlaib
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Rashida Tlaib was in tears over the conditions in which her grandmother lives in the West Bank, and furious that her mother, an American citizen, was forced to go through a “check point” from Israel once in order to visit her. “As a young girl, visiting Palestine to see my grandparents, I watched as my mother had to go through dehumanizing checkpoints — even though she was a United States citizen and proud American.” She was so sad. Teary. Emotional. Distraught.

In light of that …

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