NEW YORK POST
Rep. Rashida Tlaib still hasn’t apologized for pushing a blood libel against Jews
by Aaron Kliegman
January 29, 2020

An 8-year-old boy goes outside for shopping. On the way, he tragically slips and drowns in a pool of rainwater, where he is found dead the following day. Some observers accuse Jews — without any evidence — of having murdered the boy. Leaders echo the charge, and locals march toward a nearby Jewish neighborhood seeking “vengeance.” The story is a classic type of the medieval blood libel, according to which Jews murder Christian children and use their blood for religious rituals. However, these events didn’t transpire in 12th-century England. It happened last weekend. And an American lawmaker echoed the latter-day blood libel. READ MORE