Muslim Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are outspoken anti-Semites who support a boycott of Israel and terrorists who would destroy the country. For some odd reason the Israeli government has decided those are not the type of tourists they want and banned the two democrats from visiting. Because it’s been a couple fo days since the left had anything Trump-related to freak out about, they are blaming this all on the President.
Omar and Tlaib had planned to visit “Palestine” not Israel and President Trump had some thoughts.
It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep.Tlaib to visit. They hate Israel & all Jewish people, & there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds. Minnesota and Michigan will have a hard time putting them back in office. They are a disgrace!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 15, 2019
Not long after, Israel announced that it was in fact banning Omar and Tlaib. The liberal reaction was swift and uninformed. Of course they blamed Trump, but also Israel’s “racism” for banning the women because they are Muslim. The facts are that over 2 million Muslims live in Israel so there’s no Muslim ban and the country also has a law that doesn’t allow people who want to destroy Israel visit. Imagine that.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained in a statement:
“No country in the world respects America and the American Congress more than the State of Israel. As a free and vibrant democracy, 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 prohibit the entry of people who seek to harm the country,” wrote Netanyahu.
Wait. Israel doesn’t let people in who want to destroy the country? Here in the U.S. we elect these people to Congress. I think we’re doing it wrong.
“Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar are leading activists in promoting the legislation of boycotts against Israel in the American Congress. Only a few days ago, we received their itinerary for their visit in Israel, which revealed that they planned a visit whose sole objective is to strengthen the boycott against us and deny Israel’s legitimacy. For instance: they listed the destination of their trip as Palestine and not Israel, and unlike all Democratic and Republican members of Congress who have visited Israel, they did not request to meet any Israeli officials, either from the government or the opposition,” he continued.
Clearly Omar and Tlaib were going to Israel to start some shit.
“The itinerary of the two Congresswomen reveals that the sole purpose of their visit is to harm Israel and increase incitement against it. In addition, the organization that is funding their trip is Miftah, which is an avid supporter of BDS, and among whose members are those who have expressed support for terrorism against Israel,” Netanyahu wrote.
And when you tell someone you hate them, you tend not to get invited to the barbecue:
“Therefore, the minister of interior has decided not to allow their visit, and I, as prime minister, support his decision,” he concluded.
There you have it. Israeli law is the reason why Omar and Tlaib can’t go and it has nothing to do with Trump’s tweet. I wonder how the reasonable people of the democratic party are taking this:
It is an affront that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, under pressure from President Trump, would deny entry to representatives of the U.S. government.
My full statement: pic.twitter.com/v00ESmehXT
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) August 15, 2019
MoC are frequently asked to visit Israel to “see things for ourselves.”
But Netanyahu choosing to ban the only 2 Muslim women in Congress from entering tells the US that only *some* Americans are welcome to Israel, not all.
Trump is exporting his bigotry &making matters worse. https://t.co/PFdMDxuIfJ
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 15, 2019
It’s appalling that President Trump continues to attack two sitting Congresswomen and encouraged another country to deny U.S. officials entry. Trump’s behavior is unacceptable, dangerous, and un-American. Israel’s decision should be reversed immediately. https://t.co/jHd0VYVJ1u
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) August 15, 2019
Israel’s denial of entry to Congresswomen Tlaib & Omar is beneath the dignity of the great State of #Israel. @realDonaldTrump‘s statements about the Congresswomen are a sign of ignorance & disrespect, & beneath the dignity of the Office of the President. https://t.co/F2E0g0Wj2T
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 15, 2019
Not content to provoke division at home, Trump now enlists our allies to do so abroad.
Denying Reps. Omar and Tlaib entry to Israel and the West Bank is short-sighted and wrong.
Israel does itself no favors by allowing itself to be used in Trump’s poisonous electioneering. https://t.co/LabdDp1pgC
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 15, 2019
No American President should ever work with a foreign power to negatively affect American Members of Congress. We are all Americans first.
This is just another example of why @realDonaldTrump is unfit to be @POTUS.#ThursdayThoughts https://t.co/rMoeRyUkpE
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 15, 2019
Shocking, right? They are all blaming Trump, but not one of them mentions that raging anti-Semitism from Omar and Tlaib that actually got them banned.
Like I said, liberals went a couple of days without having a TDS crisis, so clearly this will dominate the news cycle until the President Tweets something else they can have a spastic fit over. I predict before this story is over at least one prominent liberal will accuse Trump of being anti-Semitic for saying Israel shouldn’t let anti-Semites in the country. Prove me wrong, libs.