Tag: Rashida Tlaib
After being granted entry by Israel to visit grandmother, Tlaib cancels West Bank trip
After rejecting entry to Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and fellow congresswoman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Thursday due to their support for the anti-Israel BDS movement, Israel’s Interior Minister, Aryeh Deri suddenly approved on...
Dermer: Denying entry of Omar, Tlaib into Israel not due to pressure from Trump
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer dismissed accusations that the decision to bar Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) from entering Israel was the result of pressure by U.S....
Friedman says US backs Israel’s decision to bar House Reps. Omar and Tlaib
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in a statement on Thursday that the United States “supports and respects” Israel’s decision to deny entry to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)
“The...
Citing their support for BDS, Israel blocks entry to Tlaib and Omar
Israel has blocked entry to Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who support the anti-Israel BDS movement.
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely announced the move on Thursday, despite Israel’s Ambassador to...
Israeli officials prepare for possible visit by Omar, Tlaib to Temple Mount
Israeli security officials are holding discussions in preparation for the possible visit by Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during a planned trip to Israel and...
What real incitement to murder looks like
In the wake of the latest mass shootings to afflict America, some Jewish organizations and their leaders joined in the effort to place at least some of the blame for these atrocities on President...
Post-mass shootings, Tlaib labels Palestinians ‘activists’ and Israel ‘white nationalist’
In the aftermath of the Saturday shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) took issue on Monday with CNN host Jake Tapper in that Palestinian rhetoric is similar to...
Shurat HaDin NGO asks court to block Rep. Omar from entering Israel
Israeli NGO Shurat HaDin filed a petition to an Israeli court this week seeking to block Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from visiting the country.
Omar has made several vocal anti-Semitic comments and recently introduced a pro-BDS resolution...
A blow to BDS in the House
For one day at least, the Democratic Party’s leadership made it clear that the adults are still in charge. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), with support from civil-rights icon Rep. John...
Tlaib condemns bipartisan anti-BDS resolution as ‘unconstitutional’
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) condemned the House Foreign Affairs Committee for considering a resolution condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement.
The resolution seeks “to silence opposition of Israel’s blatantly racist policies that demonize both Palestinians...