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Congressman Seeks To Ban Non-American Flags From Capitol as ‘Squad’ Member Defiantly Displays Palestinian Flag Outside Office Door

The congressman who introduced the legislation is himself Jewish.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
Members of the so-called Squad of liberal Democrats in Congress — from left, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

A Jewish Republican congressman is proposing legislation to ban the display of all foreign flags on Capitol Hill in response to Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s display of the Palestinian flag amid Hamas’s war against Israel. 

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MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Mr. Rice, based in the nation's capital, covers current events in politics.

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