Posted on 08/15/2019 9:23:08 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Thursday that it will bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country ahead of a planned visit over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement, a decision announced shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted that it would “show great weakness” to allow them in.
The move to bar Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from visiting the close American ally appeared to be unprecedented, and marked a deep foray by Israel into America’s bitterly polarized politics. It is also a sharp escalation of Israel’s campaign against the international boycott movement.
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri issued a statement saying that after consultations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials he decided not to allow Tlaib and Omar to enter because of “their boycott activities against Israel.”
The two newly-elected Muslim members of Congress are outspoken critics of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Tlaib’s family immigrated to the United States from the West Bank. Deri said Israel would consider any request from Tlaib to visit relatives on humanitarian grounds.
Shortly before the decision was announced, Trump had tweeted that “it would show great weakness” if Israel allowed them to visit. “They hate Israel & all Jewish people, & there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds.” He went on to call the two congresswomen “a disgrace.”
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Go scratch......
(gosh I am so dated....LOL)
Excellent decision by Israel.
BOOM!
I wish Trump was a fascist so we could bar them from coming back
Is that because they are hating, antisemitic muzzies?
Trump should have revoked Omar’s citizenship 6 months ago based on tax and immigration fraud. The fact he allows her to stay here is troublesome and bewildering, but meets a pattern of him not holding Democrat criminals accountable.
If you lied or concealed relevant facts in order to obtain U.S. citizenship, your citizenship could be revoked. This is called illegally procuring citizenship.
This is just going to result in another anti-Semitic rant by Omar. Nicely done.
Good!!!
In other news, I refuse to allow people in my house if they are sworn to accomplish my demise.
Drop them in Gaza... parachutes optional.
Or the showers...
https://twitter.com/RNcat50/status/1162037053678338050
Why Israel is keeping these two anti-Semites out of Israel.
People as stupid as this writer belong a leash. This is about who Israel decided they would allow into their country.
i would have let them into gaza, but not allowed them to leave.
buwahahahahahaha
Good.
Good for them.
Charges of racism start in 5, 4, 3, 2.......
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