Israel criticized the administration of two women members of the US Congress on August 16 at 5:39
Israel's Netanyahu administration has unveiled an extraordinary policy to refuse entry that two members of the American Parliament were planning to criticize Israel. The legislators are also in a negative position to President Trump, calling for President Trump to take measures to deny entry, revealing the close relationship between the two governments.
Palestinian Talib and Somali-born Omar, both Muslim members of the United States Democratic Party and Omar from Somalia, entered Israel soon and visited the holy city of Jerusalem and the West Bank to continue violating international law. I was planning to visit the Palestinian occupation.
On this day, Israeli Foreign Secretary Kotobelli, on the 15th, stated that the legislators were in anti-Israel positions and said, “The legislators are not allowed to enter the country. This is a reasonable judgment.” Clarified the policy of refusing entry.
Israel has so far refused entry of NGO officials critical of its country, but it has never refused entry of an American congressman who is in an alliance, which is a very unusual response.
The two lawmakers who were not allowed to enter the country are both negative to President Trump, so President Trump has called on Israel's Netanyahu administration to respond to the entry refusal. This response has highlighted the close relationship between the two governments.
Talibu "Israel is weak"
Talibu said, “Prohibiting the entry of a member of the US Congress, who has a Palestinian grandmother, tells us how terrifying the reality that the Palestinian people are in along with the weakness of Israel.” And criticized the response of the Israeli government.
Congressman Omar "Trump's pressure"
Omar said, “It is a shame that Prime Minister Netanyahu refused to enter the United States under the pressure of President Trump,” and the Netanyahu administration took an extraordinary refusal to enter the country. Expressed the idea that President Trump was encouraged.
“The response may not be surprising given that Prime Minister Netanyahu has opposed the efforts of peace in the Middle East so far, but Israel, which aims to be the only“ democratic state ”in the Middle East, refused to enter. It was a blasphemy to the value of democracy that took action. "
Israeli Prime Minister "The purpose was to provoke"
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement saying, “Israel is a democratic state and free to criticize, with one exception. The entry of a person calling for a boycott against Israel is prohibited by law.” He refused because the Talibs supported the movement to call for a political and economic boycott against Israel.
Also, regarding the visit to the occupied area of Palestine planned by Congressman Talibu said that "the purpose was to cause harm and provocate Israel," an illegal occupation by the visit of an American legislator We can also hear that we were wary of the growing criticism.
PLO severely criticized Israeli response
The PLO-Palestinian Liberation Organization, an international representative of Palestine, issued a statement, “Two parliamentarians tried to observe the reality of the occupation the Palestinian people face. “It should be an obligation, and it is ridiculous that Israel obstructs it, and Israel is also trying to deprive Palestinians of the right to interact with foreign countries,” he criticized Israeli's response.