All the outrage circulating through legacy media and the Democratic Party is ill-conceived after Israel blocked entry of Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country. This was not an attack against America. This was not an attack against the Democratic Party. This was not an attack at all. This was a righteous defensive maneuver designed to stave off further incitement of two organizations who are working to take down Israel as a nation.
The freshmen Congresswomen were not going to Israel to speak to leaders in Israel, either in the government or among the opposition. They weren’t going for humanitarian reasons. They were going to meet with and help rally support for the BDS Movement, Hamas, and other anti-Israel organizations. As a sovereign nation, it’s not only acceptable for Israel to block entry to those seeking to destroy it. It’s a responsibility they have to their people.
The thread posted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encapsulates their reasoning for making this move. And no, it’s neither unprecedented nor is it uncommon for countries to prevent those who would rally terrorists against them from entering their country.
with one exception: Israeli law prohibits the entry into Israel of those who call for and work to impose boycotts on Israel, as do other democracies that prohibit the entry of people who seek to harm the country.
— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 15, 2019
Only a few days ago, we received their itinerary for their visit in Israel, which revealed that they planned a visit whose sole objective is to strengthen the boycott against us and deny Israel’s legitimacy.
— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 15, 2019
A week ago, Israel warmly welcomed some 70 Democratic and Republican members of Congress, who expressed broad bipartisan support for Israel, which was also demonstrated a month ago in a resounding bipartisan vote against BDS in Congress.
— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 15, 2019
In addition, the organization that is funding their trip is Miftah, which is an avid supporter of BDS, and among whose members are those who have expressed support for terrorism against Israel.
— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 15, 2019
Nonetheless, if Congresswoman Tlaib submits a humanitarian request to visit her relatives, the minister of interior has announced that he will consider her request on the condition that she pledges not to act to promote boycotts against Israel during her visit.
— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 15, 2019
All of the bleating from the left is indicative of their recent attempts to turn the United States into a post-truth society. They use very selective and flawed reasoning to isolate defensive positions and wave the victim card around as if Omar and Tlaib had never expressed anti-Semitic views. They change the story and make it appear that Omar and Tlaib simply wanted to talk to the people, all the while ignoring that their itinerary demonstrated the trip was clearly a publicity stunt designed to rally support for terrorist groups like Hamas and anti-Semitic groups like BDS.
For anyone to say it’s anti-democratic for a nation to block entry to terrorist-supporters is both disingenuous and reflects a poor understanding of democracy. It is the Israeli government’s responsibility to protect its people, not cater to those who want to harm the people. That’s a proper move for any democracy and flies in the face of the false narrative that Israel is acting against its own people by blocking terrorist-supporting anti-Semites.
The only mistake made by Israel on this issue was waiting for President Trump to call them out. This should have been their stance from the start. Anti-Semites Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have no standing in a country they don’t believe should exist.
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