Monday, August 19, 2019

Tlaib and Omar Weren't Banned for Disagreeing with Israel

"The irony of the 'only democracy' in the Middle East making such a decision," said Omar, "Is that it is both an insult to democratic values and a chilling response to a visit by government officials from an allied nation." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to restore some realism and honesty to the discussion, saying: "As a free and vibrant democracy," he said, "Israel is open to critics and criticism, with one exception: Israeli law prohibits the entry into Israel of those who call for, and work to impose, boycotts on Israel, as do other democracies that prevent the entry of people believed to be damaging to the country."

Omar and Tlaib are not just Congresswomen with opinions that are critical of Israel.

The Washington Examiner reported in May that "Rep. Ilhan Omar appeared to take the side of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Sunday night after terrorists fired hundreds of rockets at civilian targets in Israel this weekend." Omar tweeted: "How many more protesters must be shot, rockets must be fired, and little kids must be killed until the endless cycle of violence ends? The status quo of occupation and humanitarian crisis in Gaza is unsustainable. Only real justice can bring about security and lasting peace." About Hamas' genocidal incitement and celebration of the murders of Israeli civilians she was silent.

Tlaib according to the Investigative Project on Terrorism, "Was photographed with an avowed Hizballah supporter in January - just after being sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives." When this came to light, "She claimed she didn't know the guy or what he stood for. But just two months later, Tlaib did it again. In a March photograph just discovered by the Investigative Project on Terrorism, Tlaib poses with Nader Jalajel, a Palestinian activist who last year mourned the death of a terrorist who led a shooting attack that murdered a rabbi."

Hizballah is a wholly owned and operated subsidiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is also dedicated to the complete destruction of Israel.

The most egregious falsehood that both Tlaib and Omar energetically propagate is the fiction that Israel is an occupying power, and that the Palestinian Arabs are suffering under this Israeli occupation.

Their rhetoric about Israel "Occupation" now is designed to discredit Israel in the court of international opinion, and ultimately destroy it.


https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274656/tlaib-and-omar-werent-banned-disagreeing-israel-robert-spencer

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