Israel Denies Visit To 2 Democrats WhatDoYouThink?
Israel decided to prohibit Reps.
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting Israel due to their support of the BDS movement, although it offered to open the West Bank to Tlaib for a strictly humanitarian visit to her grandmother, a visit that she turned down out of protest. What do“Ooh, they should go to Greece instead—it’s beautiful this time of year!”Karl McKeown • Possum Advocate
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