Ideas Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar should be allowed to visit the Palestinian territories, but only if they visit Israel first Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib should experience all of Israel, not just the Palestinian narrative, writes NYU Law’s Thane Rosenbaum.
Israel has been barring lawmakers of friendly nations for years (just not from the US) The practice has not had major repercussions because it’s commonplace even in Europe.
Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren criticize Israel’s decision to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib “No democracy should deny entry to visitors based on the content of their ideas — even ideas they strongly object to,” Biden said.
Israel House Democratic and Republican leaders, in Jerusalem, say Tlaib and Omar should be allowed to visit Israel