Posted on 08/18/2019 5:34:44 AM PDT by Kaslin
We all now know that Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will not be going to Israel. Did Israel exercise good judgment in denying them entry? Absolutely. Omar's and Tlaib's support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement reveal that they in fact do not view Israel as an ally of the United States, do not want to promote true peace, and were seeking to use their trip as a Trojan horse to promote an anti-Israel agenda. Their failed trip stood in direct opposition to America's best interest.
Omar and Tlaib Support BDS, Which Supports the Destruction of Israel
Omar and Tlaib both support the BDS movement and voted against a bill, passed in the House of Representatives 398-17, that condemned BDS. The BDS movement is anti-Semitic as it applies a double standard to Israel, the only state for the Jews. BDS activists, including cofounder Omar Barghouti, have frequently asserted that the intention of the BDS movement is not to force Israel to leave Judea and Samaria (commonly referred to as the "West Bank"), nor is it to promote a two-state solution, but to bring about the destruction of Israel itself.
True, after Israel's initial refusal to let Omar and Tlaib into the country, Tlaib later promised not to promote the boycott of Israel if she were allowed to see her grandmother. Israel approved her request. But Tlaib flipped, calling the terms "oppressive" and intended to "humiliate" her. This duplicity further highlighted Tlaib's true malicious intentions toward the Jewish state.
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Why would anybody suspect someone on the left of malicious intent?!
ML/NJ
Yes, and I like the way Israel granted the humanitarian request to see grandmother as long as she did not make a speech about boycotts.
Talib’s evil intentions were plain as day when she wouldn’t go see her grandmother.
So great!
Every country has the right keep enemies out.
Including the USA.
BDS may be official reason, but setting that aside is even simpler. They want the destruction of a free country, they are involved with terrorism. As Trump said, “they hate jews.” Reason enough.
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I wish Israel would release their entire proposed schedule. I understand a meeting with a PFLP official was on it.
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