Tlaib knows damn well what it means and her other statement trying to claim it's not what it means is a bald-faced misrepresentation of it.

She should have, I agree. If she did, then she was even more stupid saying it out loud. If the Reps come up with a non-Trumpie candidate to run against her, they'll have a good chance with the attack ads she is delivering to them on a silver platter.

As far as "antisemitic tropes", I'm not finding much. Just that boneheaded tweet (it was in a tweet). She clearly supports the Palestinian people, and wants a homeland for them. I do, too. Everyone should have a home. I've seen no evidence that she supports the destruction of the state of Israel (except that tweet), nor that she is anti-semitic the same way the tiki-torch marchers were.

I'm not saying I support her. Don't know much about her except for what I've read recently. I'm not impressed that she's doubling down on that slogan, instead of saying she meant it that way, but understands others mean it for the destruction of Israel. A mea-culpa is the correct move, politically. If she can't do that, she should probably be replaced by the voters. Even allowing for the fact that she's 1st generation American, and possibly has had relatives killed by Israel (even before 10/7/23).

But back to your associating antisemitism with progressivism, that just doesn't fly. I'm sure there are some antisemitic people on the left, just as there are on the right. That does not mean you can label all progressives (or conservatives) as 'antisemitic'. Tlaib may be a progressive anti-semite. But Sanders isn't. Warren isn't. I'm not aware that AOC is. Etc.