Politics

Israeli border police officers arrest a Palestinian youth during clashes with Palestinian protesters in the West Bank city of Hebron, Aug. 11, 2019. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were scheduled to visit Hebron and other parts of the West Bank. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Here’s what Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib were going to do on their trip to Israel and the West Bank

Their visit was organized by a group that has glorified suicide bombers and once repeated an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.

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Ideas

Israel was right to ban Reps. Tlaib and Omar, but Trump was wrong to pressure us to do so

Trump made the visit a partisan issue, hurting the moral authority Israel had in making the decision, writes Laura Ben-David.

Joe Lieberman

Joe Lieberman says Israel made ‘serious mistake’ in banning Tlaib and Omar

“[I]t’s disrespect for the Congress and the American political system,” the former senator and vice presidential candidate said.

Labor Department says new proposal protects civil rights, but critics say it allows religious discrimination

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders: Israel shouldn’t take US aid if it bans Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib gets OK to visit her grandmother in Israel, then decides against it

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar should be allowed to visit the Palestinian territories, but only if they visit Israel first

Israel’s ambassador denies Trump pressure was behind decision to ban Tlaib and Omar

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren criticize Israel’s decision to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

If Jason Greenblatt wants Israeli-Palestinian peace, it will take more than tweets

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