WJC condemns Tlaib for calling to boycott Bill Maher

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Sunday condemned Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan after she called for a boycott of Jewish comedian Bill Maher’s HBO show “Real Time” in the wake of criticism he voiced of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

In a statement, the WJC said it “finds it deeply disturbing that Rep. Rashida Tlaib would demonstrate disregard for freedom of speech by suggesting a boycott of Bill Maher’s HBO show after the popular television host denounced the anti-Semitic Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement seeking to delegitimize the Jewish state.”