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Rashida Tlaib condemns cartoonist for racist image of her with exploding pager
Henry Payne’s cartoon of the Palestinian American congresswoman called out as anti-Arab and Islamophobic
Rashida Tlaib, the Palestinian American congresswoman, has accused a political cartoonist of racism after he depicted her next to a pager exploding days after such devices blew up across Lebanon in what the Arab country has said was an attack by Israel.
A statement from the Democratic US House representative also expressed concern that the cartoon by Henry Payne would “incite more hate and violence against Arab and Muslim communities”.
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