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We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, consider supporting us as a member. Join Us Cartoonist Henry Payne and conservative media outlet National Review have drawn public outcry for a political cartoon depicting Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, representing Michigan’s 12th District, with a detonated pager.
Published as the National Review’s cartoon of the day on Friday, September 19, Payne’s comic references the recent swath of explosive attacks caused by intercepted personal devices across Lebanon this week. While implying that Tlaib is affiliated with the Lebanese Hezbollah party targeted in the attacks that have killed 37 and injured thousands , Payne titled the comic “ Tlaib Pager Hamas ” on his website. Neither Tlaib nor a representative immediately responded to Hyperallergic’s request for comment, though the Congre.