House Speaker Kevin McCarthy blocks Rep. Rashida Tlaib from hosting anti-Israel event

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday foiled Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s attempt to host an event at the Capitol Building with anti-Israel groups that decries the founding of the Jewish State as a “catastrophe.” “This event in the US Capitol is canceled,” McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced in a tweet on Tuesday. “Instead, I will host a bipartisan discussion to honor the 75th anniversary of the US-Israel relationship.” Tlaib (D-Mich.), a member of the far-left “Squad” of congressional lawmakers, had planned to host an event with nine anti-Israel groups at the Capitol Visitor...