Rashida Tlaib rejects Israeli offer to visit grandmother on non-political 'humanitarian' trip

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US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has said she will not visit Israel under the “oppressive conditions” it is imposing on the trip. Ms Tlaib and fellow congresswoman Ilhan Omar were on Thursday banned by

“Silencing me & treating me like a criminal is not what she wants for me,” Ms Tlaib tweeted on Friday, following that decision.I have decided that visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in--fighting against racism, oppression & injustice.

 

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So why did she beg to go & offer restrictions, if, as this clearly demonstrates, she had no intention of going at all?

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