'Denying a visit to duly elected members of Congress is not consistent with being an ally and denying millions of people freedom of movement or expression or self-determination is not consistent with being a democracy.'
The Muslim congresswomen banned from Israel ahead of a planned visit to the Middle East this week went on the offensive Monday, blasting President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as men who sought to politicize a decades-old conflict.
Omar suggested that, should Israel continue to build Jewish settlements on Palestinian land, ban American lawmakers and exert military occupation over Palestinians in the West Bank, perhaps Israel should no longer receive the more than"This is predicated on them being an important ally in the region, and the only democracy in the Middle East.
"As a young girl visiting Palestine to see my grandparents and extended family, I've watched as my mother had to go through de-humanizing checkpoints," Tlaib recalled, pausing to wipe away tears,"even though she was a United States citizen and a proud American. I was there with my [grandmother] was in a terrible car accident and my cousins and I cried so she could have access to the best hospitals, which were in Jerusalem.
News of the ban last week came just minutes after Trump issued a tweet, saying it would"show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep.Tlaib to visit" because"they hate Israel & all Jewish people." Both women also pointed to a congressional delegation comprised of five Democratic congressmen that was allowed toto the region in 2016. They were led by the controversial pro-BDS group known as MIFTAH, the same organization that sought to lead Tlaib and Omar's visit but who also were cited last week by Netanyahu as an entity containing members who've shown"support for terrorism against Israel.
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