Freedom of speech is a whole 'nother issue when it's people saying things you don't like, isn't it?
Antisemitic assholes are not welcome in Israel.
What part of that seems odd to you?
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Freedom of speech is a whole 'nother issue when it's people saying things you don't like, isn't it?
How dare anyone speak up for the Palestinians.
So proud of her granddaughter. Congress has a constitutional mandate to oversee where American money is being spent overseas. Donald Trump has once again showed America and the world what he thinks of the US Constitution
Sure sounds like Rashida Tlaib's attitude is "screw grandma. She's not the reason why I want to go to Israel".
Republicans disagree. Their position is “only white is right“. For them, white trumps everything.It is shameful that our president singles out two elected representatives of a co equal branch and encourages a foreign country to ban them for no reason but their political views. If you cant see how unAmerican this, then I have no words. Imagine if Obama had singled out a couple of Jewish Republican reoresentatives, told them to go backto where they came from, and then encourage a foreign country to ban them.
I have never seen anything like this. I dont CARE what their political views are, this is not good. Not at all. And I am sad that people seem to support it.
Of course they made the decision for their own reasons, but I think President Trump, the greatest friend of Israel to ever live in the WH, encouraged some in the Israeli government to stop kowtowing to Israel's enemies for fear of the increasingly anti semitic Democrats. If there are any decent people left in the Democratic Party, now it the time for them to take these two rabid, lying anti semites to task instead of quivering in fear of being called racists by the Congressional Black Caucus.It is the behavior of our president I find more disturbing.
Agreed. He's an embarrassment.
Edited to add: I don't think his silly comments influenced the Israeli government, though. They made the decision they made for their own reasons.
So in your view, attacking Jews is standing up for Palestinians?How dare anyone speak up for the Palestinians.
So proud of her granddaughter. Congress has a constitutional mandate to oversee where American money is being spent overseas. Donald Trump has once again showed America and the world what he thinks of the US Constitution
Sure sounds like Rashida Tlaib's attitude is "screw grandma. She's not the reason why I want to go to Israel".
Talk about backfire.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib will not travel to Israel, citing 'oppressive & racist policies'
Looks like Israel changed their minds. They made Donald Trump look ridiculous.
If those congresswomen had gone to Israel nobody would’ve paid any attention. It would’ve been nothing. But now it makes Israel look racist and people are taking a second look and it makes Israel look like they’re beholden to trump. And it makes Trump look racist.
This is a backfire all the way around.
What happens when the president is playing finger pick and everyone else is playing three-dimensional chess.
Talk about flaming.Talk about backfire.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib will not travel to Israel, citing 'oppressive & racist policies'
Looks like Israel changed their minds. They made Donald Trump look ridiculous.
If those congresswomen had gone to Israel nobody would’ve paid any attention. It would’ve been nothing. But now it makes Israel look racist and people are taking a second look and it makes Israel look like they’re beholden to trump. And it makes Trump look racist.
This is a backfire all the way around.
What happens when the president is playing finger pick and everyone else is playing three-dimensional chess.
It is the behavior of our president I find more disturbing.
Agreed. He's an embarrassment.
Edited to add: I don't think his silly comments influenced the Israeli government, though. They made the decision they made for their own reasons.
It is the behavior of our president I find more disturbing.
Agreed. He's an embarrassment.
Edited to add: I don't think his silly comments influenced the Israeli government, though. They made the decision they made for their own reasons.
[ As I commented in my previous post....]
Yet this refusal to visit Israel came only hours after Tlaib wrote a letter saying that she did want to visit her "sity" and won't politicize the trip:
Tlaib is now saying that she'd rather never see her beloved grandmother again rather than accept visiting her without the right to call Israel an evil apartheid state.
Clearly, she is telling the world that doing her part to make everyone hate Israel is more important than a quiet visit with her grandmother for the last time.
For Israel haters, their hate is all consuming and more important than anything else - even their own families.
Chances are she thought Israel would not agree to let her in, which is the only reason she wrote the letter to begin with - to say that Israel was so evil and anti-Muslim that they wouldn't even let her see her old grandma one last time. When her bluff was called she showed the world what she is.
(vide letter/tweets online)
Now @RashidaTlaib says insulting Israel is more important than seeing her 90-year old grandmother ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News
No. This is not racist. It is many other things but shred the race card.Talk about backfire.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib will not travel to Israel, citing 'oppressive & racist policies'
Looks like Israel changed their minds. They made Donald Trump look ridiculous.
If those congresswomen had gone to Israel nobody would’ve paid any attention. It would’ve been nothing. But now it makes Israel look racist and people are taking a second look and it makes Israel look like they’re beholden to trump. And it makes Trump look racist.
This is a backfire all the way around.
What happens when the president is playing finger pick and everyone else is playing three-dimensional chess.
If someone believes that Israel was being racist, it is because they want to believe that.
So in your view attacking Israeli policies is verboten?So in your view, attacking Jews is standing up for Palestinians?How dare anyone speak up for the Palestinians.
So proud of her granddaughter. Congress has a constitutional mandate to oversee where American money is being spent overseas. Donald Trump has once again showed America and the world what he thinks of the US Constitution
Sure sounds like Rashida Tlaib's attitude is "screw grandma. She's not the reason why I want to go to Israel".
In other words don’t you dare criticize Israel.Freedom of speech is a whole 'nother issue when it's people saying things you don't like, isn't it?
Antisemitic assholes are not welcome in Israel.
What part of that seems odd to you?
It is the behavior of our president I find more disturbing.
Agreed. He's an embarrassment.
Edited to add: I don't think his silly comments influenced the Israeli government, though. They made the decision they made for their own reasons.
I respectfully disagree. The Israelis were going to let them in before Trump put his two cents in.
It is the behavior of our president I find more disturbing.
Agreed. He's an embarrassment.
Edited to add: I don't think his silly comments influenced the Israeli government, though. They made the decision they made for their own reasons.
I respectfully disagree. The Israelis were going to let them in before Trump put his two cents in.
It is the behavior of our president I find more disturbing.
Agreed. He's an embarrassment.
Edited to add: I don't think his silly comments influenced the Israeli government, though. They made the decision they made for their own reasons.
I think Trump and Netanyahu have a lot in common, they are both power hungry bullies. The US has long had divergent views on IP. Has a US representative ever before been barred? I don’t think so. There really is no good reason to have done so, none, but of course it is Israel’s right to do so.
The US has been a steadfast ally and source of support for Israel (and vice versa) both financially and politically over the decades. Despite what some say that support continued through the Obama Administration. Netanyahu is facing a difficult election I believe. Is he playing to his base? Unlike Trump, Netanyahu is politically savvy, has self control and is not thin skinned. I am guessing he see’s a political advantage here. To attempt to marginalize two outspoken critics of his policies?
I am most disturbed by Trump. When you hold a position of power, you speak from power and words carry meaning, intended or unintended. To openly throw two US representatives, of his country, to be publicly humiliated by another country in this manner, is unprecedented. I don’t care what view point they represent, we have always shown a united public face however much we squabbled internally. These actions by Trump are, at best unAmerican and at worst show how easily this president can be played through his ego.
God save us from ourselves