Israel Now Says It Will Let Tlaib In, But Only To Visit Her 90-Year-Old Grandma

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Source: Talking Points Memo

By Nicole Lafond
August 16, 2019 7:57 am

Despite being officially banned from entering the country by the Israeli government, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) requested special permission to enter this weekend so she can visit her grandmother, according to a Haaretz reporter.

In a letter sent to the Israeli Ministry of the Interior, Tlaib asked to for admittance to the country to visit her relatives, “specifically my grandmother, who is in her 90s.”

“This could be my last opportunity to see her,” she wrote, adding that she would not “promote boycotts against Israel” during the visit.

According to multiple reports, the Israeli government granted the congresswoman’s special “humanitarian” request.


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[hlthe2b]

1. And she has already turned it down: Here is her reply from earlier this morning:

Link to tweet

[empedocles]

2. The mess that will keep on pumping

[VarryOn]

6. This gets her more publicity than...

if Israel would have allowed her in. They fell right into her hands and did her a favor.

The Squad was had been somewhat quiet the last couple weeks. This give them all a few more days’ attention.

[empedocles]

7. fox, et al, will give each of them a lot of attention. Rw media made AOC

a target and into a national figure. Then all sorts of media did some stories, some fans then duly hopped aboard. Collectively, prompted by very frequent media press releases, 'appearance', etc., - gave the Speaker 'a stone in her shoe'.

We will see each of them, a lot, for the next 15 months.

[malthaussen]

3. If any other nation had given us such a slap in the face...

... the State Department would be having fits. These are our elected representatives. They are a part of our government. It is disgusting that we have a government that so visibly eats its own.

And of course, Israel would never have thought of making such an affront if they hadn't been virtually ordered to make it by our Chief Executive.

-- Mal

[George II]

4. Any other administration would have stuck up for one of our congresswomen and demanded...

...that Israel permit these congresswomen visit unfettered except for security concerns.

We give TRILLIONS of dollars to Israel and they treat our government like trash.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Humanitarian permission

Humanitarian permission