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Israel bars entry to outspoken US congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar

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Omar and Tlaib today:

Omar said Israel’s decision was “not consistent with democracy” and not reflective of actions taken by an ally of the US.

Israel is the top recipient of US foreign aid and the country has long enjoyed bipartisan support. But Israel’s decision to bar the congresswomen entry threatens to undermine those ties, especially at a time when Democrats are increasingly critical of Netanyahu and his close alliance with Trump.

Tlaib likened the decision to a ban imposed on a member of Congress seeking entry to South Africa during apartheid in 1972.

“History does have a habit of repeating itself,” Tlaib said. Omar later added that the difference between then and now was that the US government was promoting the ban as opposed to actively working to lift it.

“When you are a United States citizen, your president, your ambassadors, your state department [work] on your behalf,” Omar said. “They defend you and fight for your right to freedom of speech [and] to freedom of movement. To have an administration and a president and an ambassador that is not doing that puts fear in many people’s hearts.”

She added: “We must be asking, as Israel’s ally, that Netanyahu stop the expansion of settlements on Palestinian land and ensure full rights for Palestinians if we are to give them aid.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/19/ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-israel-press-conference
 
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