Are they completely out of their minds?
Today the Israeli government, after being advised by President Trump to ban Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting Israel, banned them from entering Israel.
This is both ridiculous and insane.
- Since when does the President of the United States set Israeli policy? In this case, his suggestion was instituted within hours.
- If Israel is going to claim to be so much more democratic and liberal than its neighbors they can’t act as though terrified of dissent because they’re undermining their case big time.
- This is an insult to the Democratic Party. I realize Netanyahu is thoroughly partisan but if the Republicans lose in 2020, where does that leave the Israeli government if a conservative coalition is in power? This is doubly true if the new American administration isn’t centrist.
- This is an insult to the United States, certainly to Congress.
- This gives martyrs to the BDS movement without even harming anyone.
- This undermines the crap out of the American Jewish Democrats when it comes to Israel. How the Hell are we supposed to defend Israel over this? Why would we want to?
If Netanyahu is thrown out in the near future, a risk he seriously runs at the moment, the consequences of this may be minimized because he’s personally responsible, assuming whoever replaces him reverses this immediately.
Sorry if there’s already a post about this up.
Ron Powell
08/15/2019 @ 3:37 pm
If Amy didn’t beat you to it, you have the lead on this recent manifestation of ignorance and stupidity…
Israel has to know that Trump takes ques from Putin….Why in the world would they permit such lunacy to become actual Israeli policy?
What is Chuck Schumer up to anyway?
We may find out when this current bunch of bullshit unravels…
Ron Powell
08/15/2019 @ 3:40 pm
Oh, And to answer your question, YES!
Jonathan Wolfman
08/15/2019 @ 3:41 pm
Mine’s first. Now I can make it public bc it’s already at NYT.
koshersalaami
08/15/2019 @ 5:18 pm
Mazel tov
koshersalaami
08/15/2019 @ 5:19 pm
I may post the following question:
If Trump works for Putin and Netanyahu works for Trump, does that make Israel a Russian client state?
Ron Powell
08/16/2019 @ 2:19 am
BINGO!!!!
Jonathan Wolfman
08/15/2019 @ 3:40 pm
This is what bullies so.
Too, Trump thinks this will get him trillions of Jewish votes.
Idiot.
08/15/2019 @ 8:08 pm
Heh… is it okay to say that I’m not ranting because I’m no longer surprised and have reached my “disgusted limit” for the day?
If I WERE to rant, it wouldn’t be the fascists in Israel or the White House I’d rant about. I EXPECT them to be evil rat bastards. The ones I’d rant about are the Trump accomplice who is the House Speaker who finds these actions to only be “disappointing” and the one in the Senate who hasn’t even said that much! Calling them the Democratic LEADERSHIP is WAAAAAY too damn far of a stretch! (maybe they are suffering from “political bone spurs” and need a “leadership is suppose to LEAD” deferment!)
Jonna Connelly
08/15/2019 @ 8:51 pm
Even AIPAC condemned this so maybe no need to defend Israel.
koshersalaami
08/16/2019 @ 8:03 am
Rep. Tlaib is being allowed into Israel. I don’t know about Rep. Omar.