THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS A CLEVER PUBLIC RELATIONS SETUP FROM THE BEGINNING.
The order and timing of events here is crucial and proves their goading of Israeli officials was a set up from the beginning.
Omar and Tlaib know Israel has longstanding law and policy barring supporters of the BDS movement from entering the country. It is regularly deployed against BDS activists.
By introducing a pro-BDS resolution in Congress and then a day later announcing a planned trip to Israel, they knew their chances of getting rejected by the Israeli government were high, if not guaranteed.
This enabled them to put Israel in a difficult position with two choices:
1. Violate the law by giving them special treatment and then allowing them to actively campaign against the country’s existence and interests within its own borders
2. Reject them and be accused of bigotry and racism, defacto “proving†allegations from Omar and Tlaib about bigotry, apartheid and unequal treatment. In other words, bad PR. This lose-lose scenario was purposely provided in bad faith.
There are other indicators Omar's and Tlaib’s announced trip to Israel was carefully calculated.
Just last week a congressional delegation of 72 lawmakers, Democrats and Republicans, made an official trip to Israel. They met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and leaders of the Palestinian Authority.
GUESS WHAT? Omar and Tlaib refused to go. Instead, they developed their own itinerary and titled it “U.S. Congressional Delegation to Palestine.†Omar and Tlaib don’t believe Israel has a right to exist, so much so they couldn’t bear writing down the country’s name.
THEN, Graciously and despite her radical ties, Tlaib was granted the option to apply for a humanitarian visa to visit her family.
“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," Netanyahu continued.
Right on queue, Omar engaged in gaslighting, accused the entire country of bigotry and delegitimized Israel's standing as a democracy.
Democrats quickly came to her defense to trash the decision, failing to acknowledge the reasons for the denial.
Here's the BOTTOM LINE:
Omar and Tlaib weren't denied entry to Israel because they are Muslim, they were denied entry because they are tied to terrorism, actively support the BDS movement and do not believe the country has the right to exist. It's not complicated. It is simple. They won't be visiting Israel for these reasons, but, they already knew that.
ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT SEE THE KABUKI SHOW BEHIND ALL THESE IS EITHER IGNORANT, BIASED, OR IN WILLFUL DENIAL.
