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To: Kaslin

This headline is a misleading at best.

From:

https://www.jta.org/2019/08/15/united-states/how-lawmakers-and-jewish-groups-are-reacting-to-israels-decision-to-ban-tlaib-and-omar

THOSE WHO DISLIKE THE DECISION (to bar them)

AIPAC (See above.)

The Jewish Federations of North America said in a statement that “every member of Congress, without exception, should be allowed to visit Israel, irrespective of whether we agree with their point of view.”

The Simon Wiesenthal Center‘s associate dean and director of global social action slammed Tlaib and Omar., calling them ” unapologetic anti-Semites.” But Rabbi Abraham Cooper also added in a statement that “the first instinct of Israeli officials to let them into the country was [the] right one.”

The American Jewish Committee‘s CEO, David Harris, wrote on Twitter that “Israel faced a tough choice,” but that it “should’ve taken the high road & let these Members of Congress in, no matter how vile their views.”

The Anti-Defamation League likewise said that “while we absolutely disagree with the pro-BDS positions of Reps. [Omar and Tlaib], keeping them out is counterproductive.”

The executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, Halie Soifer, said in a statement that banning lawmakers ” is counterproductive and plays into President Trump’s goal of politicizing support for Israel.”

Israel Policy Forum said the ban “can only serve to harden [Tlaib and Omar’s] current views, along with delivering an insult to the U.S. Congress.”


5 posted on 08/19/2019 6:59:20 AM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: dp0622
The Jewish Federations of North America said in a statement that “every member of Congress, without exception, should be allowed to visit Israel, irrespective of whether we agree with their point of view.”

So basically Jews that don’t reside in Israel are telling those who do who they should allow in their country.

8 posted on 08/19/2019 7:12:22 AM PDT by Shethink13 (there are 0 electoral votes in the state of denial)
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