CBS This Morning on Thursday fawned over the woman who would be one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. But while journalist Reena Ninan hailed what could be a “Muslim wave” headed to Congress, she completely skipped the anti-Israel views of congressional candidate Rashida Talib.

Sounding more like a press release than a journalist, Ninan enthused, “[Talib] tells me she's looking to change history at a time when most people think it just isn’t impossible.” The reporter parroted, “While many have focused on her faith, she says this moment is so much more.” Candidates say a lot of things about themselves. How about asking a tough question? That didn’t happen.

Recounting Talib winning the nomination, Ninan hyped, “What was the moment where it hit you?” She then asked, “Do you believe a Muslim wave is coming to Congress?”

Never mentioned by Ninan is Talib’s anti-Israel views. The Democrat on August 16, 2018 said of cutting funding to America’s ally: “Absolutely, if it has something to do with inequality and not access to people having justice.” She added: “I will be using my position in Congress so that no country, not one, should be able to get aid from the U.S. when they still promote that kind of injustice.”

The Israeli lobby group J Street withdrew an endorsement of Talib, saying:

After closely consulting with Rashida Tlaib’s campaign to clarify her most current views on various aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we have come to the unfortunate conclusion that a significant divergence in perspectives requires JStreetPAC to withdraw our endorsement of her candidacy. JStreetPAC was created to demonstrate the wellspring of political support that exists for candidates who take pro-Israel, pro-peace positions, including support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While we have long championed the value of a wide range of voices in discussion of the conflict and related issues, we cannot endorse candidates who conclude that they can no longer publicly express unequivocal support for a two-state solution and other core principles to which our organization is dedicated.

Wouldn’t this have been something to press Talib on? It didn’t come up in the CBS segment. How friendly was the interview? Talib thanked Ninan for the interview on Twitter, saying, “See you in Washington!”

Both Ninan and King vaguely alluded to another Muslim American woman running for Congress. But they didn’t mention Ilhan Omar by name. Perhaps that’s because she has tweeted things like this: “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel. #Gaza #Palestine #Israel.”

However, if CBS journalists interviewed Omar, who knows if that would even come up? After all, why speak truth to power? That's only for Republicans.

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