Israel Blocks Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib From Visiting
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel Blocks Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib From Visiting

NPR  

Israel Blocks Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib From Visiting NPR's David Greene speaks with Daniel Estrin about two U.S. representatives barred from Israel, and what it means for President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have been outspoken in their criticism of Israel and its treatment of the Palestinians. ESTRIN: Well, Israel put out a statement and said that there is a decision by the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and other top officials to not allow Representatives Omar and Tlaib to come to the country. Actually, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren also says Israel, quote, "doesn't advance its case as a tolerant democracy or as a U.S. ally with this decision."

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Israel foreign minister says US will allow visa-free travel for Israelis
1 year, 3 months ago

Israel foreign minister says US will allow visa-free travel for Israelis

Al Jazeera  

US rights advocates oppose Israel’s entry into Visa Waiver Program because of its treatment of Arab Americans. Washington, DC – The administration of US President Joe Biden is set to allow Israeli citizens to travel visa-free to the United States, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has said, despite concerns about Israel’s treatment of Palestinian- and Arab-American travellers. In a social …

AIPAC accused of Islamophobia after attacks on Ilhan Omar
3 years, 5 months ago

AIPAC accused of Islamophobia after attacks on Ilhan Omar

Al Jazeera  

‘AIPAC is putting Rep Omar’s life at risk with repeated Islamophobic attack ads,’ says Omar aide. On Wednesday, Jeremy Slevin, Omar’s communications director, slammed the group for a Slevin said the language used by AIPAC is “identical” to hate messages the congresswoman receives. “Make no mistake: AIPAC is putting Rep. Omar’s life at risk with repeated Islamophobic attack ads,” he …

Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the occupation’
5 years, 4 months ago

Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the occupation’

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticized Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the country and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot. “We cannot let Trump and Netanyahu succeed in hiding the cruel reality of the occupation from us.” At Trump’s urging, Israel denied entry to the …

Ilhan Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the occupation’
5 years, 4 months ago

Ilhan Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the occupation’

Al Jazeera  

Democratic US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticised Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the country and called on fellow members of Congress to visit while they cannot. “We cannot let Trump and Netanyahu succeed in hiding the cruel reality of the occupation from us.” At Trump’s urging, Israel denied entry to Congress’s first two Muslim …

Netanyahu denounced for barring Muslim Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib
5 years, 4 months ago

Netanyahu denounced for barring Muslim Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. "It is an affront that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, under pressure from President Trump, would deny entry to representatives of the U.S. government," Omar said in a tweet announcing her statement on the decision. The BDS movement responded to the Israeli decision on Thursday with a statement that condemned "the far-right Israeli government's …

AP Analysis: Trump uses Israel to fuel partisan fires
5 years, 4 months ago

AP Analysis: Trump uses Israel to fuel partisan fires

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s encouragement and support of Israel’s decision to ban two Democratic lawmakers may play well to his political base, but it could endanger the foundations of the U.S.-Israel relationship in the longer term. But Tlaib announced later Friday she would not make the trip, saying “oppressive conditions meant to humiliate me would break my grandmother’s heart.” …

Israel bans US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting its shores; move draws criticism from AIPAC, Democrats
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel bans US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting its shores; move draws criticism from AIPAC, Democrats

Firstpost  

House Democrat Ilhan Omar called Israel’s decision Thursday to ban her from visiting the country ‘chilling’ Washington: House Democrat Ilhan Omar called Israel’s decision Thursday to ban her from visiting the country “chilling,” saying it was an “insult to democratic values” to deny entry to sitting members of the US Congress. In addition to blasting Israel for essentially implementing “Trump’s …

Israel bars US congresswomen - with a nudge from Trump
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel bars US congresswomen - with a nudge from Trump

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — With a push from President Donald Trump, Israel on Thursday barred two Muslim-American congresswomen from entering the country for a visit, an extraordinary step bringing the longtime U.S. ally into Trump’s domestic fight against political rivals at home. Netanyahu said Tlaib and Omar were leaders in promoting boycott legislation and their itinerary “revealed that they planned a visit …

Amid outcry, US congresswomen slam Israel’s move to deny entry
5 years, 5 months ago

Amid outcry, US congresswomen slam Israel’s move to deny entry

Al Jazeera  

United States congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have called Israel’s decision to bar them from entering the country before a planned visit to the occupied West Bank “a sign of weakness” and “an insult to democratic values”. “The decision by Israel to bar her granddaughter, a US Congresswoman, is a sign of weakness because the truth of what is …

Netanyahu bars Democrat congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel
5 years, 5 months ago

Netanyahu bars Democrat congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel

The Telegraph  

Benjamin Netanyahu has barred two Muslim-American Democrat congresswomen from entering Israel after Donald Trump said it would show “great weakness” if he allowed them in. It may also set a precedent that could see Jeremy Corbyn barred from visiting Israel or the Palestinian territories because he supports boycotting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, …

After Trump push, Israel blocks visit by Omar, Tlaib
5 years, 5 months ago

After Trump push, Israel blocks visit by Omar, Tlaib

Al Jazeera  

Move slammed as ‘affront to the American people’ and ‘assault on Palestinians’ right ‘to reach out to decision-makers’. Israel has decided to bar United States congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country ahead of a planned trip to the occupied West Bank, in a move that came shortly after US President Donald Trump said it would “show …

Israel bans Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hours after President Trump takes to Twitter
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel bans Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hours after President Trump takes to Twitter

Salon  

Israel denied entry to Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., shortly after President Donald Trump urged the Middle Eastern nation to do so on Twitter. "It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to visit. One of America's most powerful pro-Israel lobbies, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, denounced the decision on Twitter, arguing …

Reps. Omar And Tlaib Barred From Visiting Israel After Trump Supports A Ban
5 years, 5 months ago

Reps. Omar And Tlaib Barred From Visiting Israel After Trump Supports A Ban

NPR  

Reps. Omar And Tlaib Barred From Visiting Israel After Trump Supports A Ban Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 2:10 p.m. World Israel Blocks Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib From Visiting Israel Blocks Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib From Visiting Listen · 3:07 3:07 Israeli radio reported that in an interview, Deputy Foreign …

Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

Al Jazeera  

While officially welcoming them, the Israeli authorities are trying to block the two congresswomen from entering Israel. On July 16, Somali-American Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, together with Representatives John Lewis and Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib, introduced bill HR-496 which is meant to affirm Americans’ “right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as …

Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
5 years, 5 months ago

Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

Al Jazeera  

While officially welcoming them, the Israeli authorities are trying to block the two congresswomen from entering Israel. On July 16, Somali-American Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, together with Representatives John Lewis and Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib, introduced bill HR-496 which is meant to affirm Americans’ “right to participate in boycotts in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as …

Boycott, resist, push back: Shifting Israel narratives in the US
5 years, 6 months ago

Boycott, resist, push back: Shifting Israel narratives in the US

Al Jazeera  

We travel across the US to see how the discourse on Israel is evolving among politicians, journalists and activists. “The same wave that brought Ilhan Omar, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib into office, that same progressive wave is actually creating space for two Congresswomen to support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions for the first time ever … and to call out …

Ilhan Omar: Accusations of antisemitism aimed at Muslim congresswoman intensifies debate about Israel
5 years, 10 months ago

Ilhan Omar: Accusations of antisemitism aimed at Muslim congresswoman intensifies debate about Israel

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Omar, a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota, sparked turmoil within the Democratic …

Ilhan Omar’s Israel comments are tone-deaf but not wrong.
5 years, 10 months ago

Ilhan Omar’s Israel comments are tone-deaf but not wrong.

Slate  

In early 2015, as the Obama administration was deep into negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, Republican House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stridently opposed the deal, to address a joint session of Congress. Or does it signify an enduring rift in the fabric of this country?” I’ve found myself thinking about Netanyahu’s speech, …

Ilhan Omar, AIPAC and the Democrats: Party rushes to defend Israel lobby against one woman
5 years, 11 months ago

Ilhan Omar, AIPAC and the Democrats: Party rushes to defend Israel lobby against one woman

Salon  

The year is still young, but so far the mainstream media has clearly demonstrated that it remains ill-equipped to recognize obviously bad-faith attacks promulgated by the right-wing. “But Congresswoman Omar’s use of anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel’s supporters is deeply offensive.” Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Max Rose, D-N.Y., swiftly slammed Omar' remarks as “deeply hurtful to …

US politician Ilhan Omar apologises over Israel tweet
5 years, 11 months ago

US politician Ilhan Omar apologises over Israel tweet

Al Jazeera  

Muslim-American congresswoman Ilhan Omar “unequivocally” apologised on Monday for a tweet criticising a pro-Israel lobbyist group, after the post prompted reams of criticism from Republicans and many Democrats. Omar’s statement came after a wave of criticism from Republicans and many Democrats, in which they called on her to apologise for using “anti-Semitic tropes”. That’s the second anti-Semitic trope you’ve tweeted.” …

Israel should not be allowed to criminalise BDS in the US
6 years, 1 month ago

Israel should not be allowed to criminalise BDS in the US

Al Jazeera  

The Israel anti-Boycott Act is the pro-Israel lobby’s latest attempt to criminalise any criticism of Israel in the US. The controversial measure is another attempt by the pro-Israel lobby and the Israeli government to paint support for Palestinian human rights as anti-Semitism, and to characterise BDS activists and supporters as criminals, terrorists and racists. “If state and federal governments could …

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