A very interesting piece about Tlaib and Omar by Juan Cole

No, Mr. Milstein, Reps. Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib are not Muslim Brotherhood and you should be Ashamed

Tlaib says Democrats' as well as Republicans' behavior toward Omar was motivated by Islamophobia, hints it's also racism and misogyny

And she's claiming others are not attacked for the same sort of remarks.

Omar's remarks were anti-Zionist but not anti-Semitic, so it was a bum rap.

But it was owing mostly to the power of The Lobby over both Republicans and Democrats.

On the other hand, it doubtless was pandering to Islamophobia on the GOP side of things.

Just as they endlessly pander to the victim ideology of white nationalists.