'The fact that the U.S. president would urge the Israeli prime minister to bar members of Congress really does a disservice to this bilateral relationship and is yet another attempt by President
She called the move as"unprecedented," saying that"never before have U.S. members of Congress been barred from entering Israel."for making anti-Semitic tropes earlier this year—and Tlaib for"planning a journey with the sole target of strengthening" the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, highlighting the lawmakers' lack of intention to meet with Israeli officials.
Omar and Tlaib have been highly critical of Israel and were planning with a Palestinian-led nonprofit to visit Israel, the West Bank—where Tlaib has family—and with members of the Palestinian Authority. Netanyahu's announcement came just after a morning tweet from Trump, in which he stated it would show"great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to visit."
"It is important that they have this opportunity to see the facts on the ground. It is critical to actually live it and to see the realities that Israelis and Palestinians live with each day. A willingness to listen and experience and learn is important for any individual, especially members of Congress. That is, in effect, why members travel," Soifer said."Now, do I think it would have changed their views? I don't know. I don't know.
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