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A controversial pro-Palestinian gathering in Detroit is drawing scrutiny for featuring speakers with extremist views—including two former Israeli prisoners released in a Hamas deal—alongside Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a prominent anti-Israel congresswoman.
The second annual “People’s Conference for Palestine” conference, which is being organized by a dozen different pro-Palestinian groups, will begin Friday afternoon and will end on Sunday.
Rep. Tlaib will speak alongside several individuals accused of espousing antisemitic rhetoric, including a professor who has compared Jews to Nazis, a journalist who quipped about Hamas kidnapping “several dozen hipsters” at “some sort of rave” on Oct. 7, 2023, and a high-profile activist who once said Is