In what seems like a strange bout of schizophrenia, congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has announced that she isn't going to Israel after all. The last few days have been like watching a tennis match.
First, Tlaib and some others were going to what she called "Palestine" (since she doesn't recognize the existence of Israel). The announced purpose of her trip was to promote the BDS Movement which seeks to destroy Israel by means of economic boycotts.
Next, Israel announced that it would not grant Tlaib a visa to enter the country because Israeli law prohibits granting entry to anyone seeking to promote a boycott.
That decision by the Israelis to follow their own law was met by a batch of outrage from the mainstream media and some Democrats who called the decision racist (which it isn't.)
Tlaib then wrote a letter to the Israeli government asking for permission to enter the country so that she could visit her grandmother who lives there. Tlaib promised that she would not promote any boycotts while there.
The Israelis granted Tlaib's request.
Almost immediately after Israel granted her request, Tlaib announced that she would not visit Israel. A valid question at that point would be "then why did you ask?" The answer, of course, is that Tlaib didn't really want to see her grandmother; she just wanted to use the old woman so she could castigate the Israelis for keeping her from her family.
Who knows what will happen next. Maybe Iran will invite Tlaib to come to Teheran for a visit and she'll go.
First, Tlaib and some others were going to what she called "Palestine" (since she doesn't recognize the existence of Israel). The announced purpose of her trip was to promote the BDS Movement which seeks to destroy Israel by means of economic boycotts.
Next, Israel announced that it would not grant Tlaib a visa to enter the country because Israeli law prohibits granting entry to anyone seeking to promote a boycott.
That decision by the Israelis to follow their own law was met by a batch of outrage from the mainstream media and some Democrats who called the decision racist (which it isn't.)
Tlaib then wrote a letter to the Israeli government asking for permission to enter the country so that she could visit her grandmother who lives there. Tlaib promised that she would not promote any boycotts while there.
The Israelis granted Tlaib's request.
Almost immediately after Israel granted her request, Tlaib announced that she would not visit Israel. A valid question at that point would be "then why did you ask?" The answer, of course, is that Tlaib didn't really want to see her grandmother; she just wanted to use the old woman so she could castigate the Israelis for keeping her from her family.
Who knows what will happen next. Maybe Iran will invite Tlaib to come to Teheran for a visit and she'll go.
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