Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended Israel’s decision to bar Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country and said that the Israeli ambassador to the United States had said they would be allowed in before learning of their itinerary.
TEL AVIV – Senior Democratic members of Congress are said to have launched discussions to formally censure the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Jerusalem’s envoy in Washington over Israel’s decision to bar entry to congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.
Senior Democratic members of Congress have reportedly been in discussion about ways to condemn Israel’s envoy to Washington, Ron Dermer, and the Trump administration’s ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, over their support for the Israeli government’s decision to deny entry to Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.
Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) both shared an antisemitic cartoon by a Holocaust denier on their respective Instagram accounts on Friday, according to Forward editor Batya Ungar-Sargon.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Weekends with Alex Witt,” Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) reacted to a report that House Democrats are considering a statement of no confidence against Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer over Israel’s ban of Representatives
Friday on MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour,” liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore said he was all for Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) being the face of the Democratic Party, a suggestion President Donald Trump has made in recent weeks.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) deviated from the sentiments of the far-left “Squad” in an interview with the Associated Press Friday, explaining that she will “not discourage travel to Israel” over the country’s initial decision to bar Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
Israeli officials granted her permission, but Tlaib soon rejected the visit, citing “racism, oppression & injustice.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) admitted in a series of tweets Friday that the purpose of her trip to Israel centered around “witness[ing] firsthand what is happening on the ground in Palestine” — just as Israeli leadership originally suggested — and called for the U.S. to use aid as “leverage” against Israel.
The Palestinian group behind Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) trip to Israel once promoted an accusation of blood libel, an antisemitic trope used to justify acts of violence and mistreatment against the Jewish people throughout history.
In a story about Rashid Tlaib’s grandmother, the New York Times revealed Palestinian criticism of Tlaib giving in to Israel ended the trip.
Members of the far-left “Squad” are reacting to the fallout between Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Israel, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) promising to cease trips to Israel “until all members of Congress are allowed.”
Israel’s denial of entry to Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who both support the BDS campaign, is unsurprising given their shared desire to “tear down” the Jewish state as “BDS activists,” said Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) in a Friday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) will not visit Israel, despite writing a letter to Israeli Interior Minister Ayreh Deri Thursday, begging to see her aging grandmother and prompting Israel to reverse its decision. On Thursday morning, Israel confirmed its decision to
In a Thursday appearance on MSNBC, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) weighed in on President Donald Trump advising Israel to bar Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) from entering, to which Israel initially obliged before
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) praised socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for his reaction to Israel’s initial decision to bar Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) from entering the country in a pair of tweets Thursday night.
Friday, former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) commented on Israel barring Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) from entering the country. Israel has since allowed Tlaib to enter the country to visit her family, but Lieberman said in an
Israel’s interior minister blasted Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for rejecting the Jewish state’s offer to allow the far-left congresswoman to visit relatives in Israel’s West Bank, saying her “hatred” for the country outweighs her love for her grandmother.
Republican political analyst Susan Del Percio reacted on Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC to President Donald Trump advising Israel to ban Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) from visiting their country. Del Percio said it “broke” her heart
Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said Friday she will not visit her grandmother in Israel’s West Bank after the Jewish state granted her entry to do so under humanitarian circumstances.
The Israeli government decided Friday to allow Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) to enter the country to visit her Palestinian relatives in Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”).
During Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) decried President Donald Trump’s call not to allow Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) entry into Israel.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” network political analyst Jason Johnson said President Donald Trump tweeting that Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should be denied entry into Israel was the president “promoting white nationalism abroad.” Johnson said, “What worries me about
Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat,” former Carter administration adviser Marc Ginsberg called President Donald Trump “the most popular person in Israel.” The discussion was about President Donald Trump tweeting that Israel should deny Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) entry and
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reacted to Israel barring Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) from visiting Israel by stating that if Israel wants to ban members of Congress,
Thursday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” anchor Chuck Todd said President Donald Trump’s attacks on Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) “conveniently came as the economy became the story because it was showing signs of slowing.” Todd said, “An economic downturn
ZOA President Morton A. Klein and Chairman Mark Levenson, Esq. defended Israel’s decision not to allow Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar to visit.
Rep. Lee Zeldin is backing Israel’s decision to deny Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib entry given their anti-Israel stances.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Israel’s decision to ban Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel is a “sign of weakness.”
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) stated that while she doesn’t agree with the rhetoric of Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Israel, banning them isn’t something “a great
