Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said Thursday that Israel will deny entry to far-left freshman Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) over their support for the BDS movement.
“It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to visit,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “They hate Israel & all Jewish people, & there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds.”
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) signed on late last month as a co-sponsor of a resolution introduced by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to protect boycotts of Israel — one that compares Israel to Nazi Germany.
Update: Israel officially decided Thursday to bar Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) from entering the country, according to a statement by Tipi Hotovely, the country’s deputy foreign minister.
TEL AVIV – The Israeli government may backtrack on its reported decision to allow Democratic congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to enter the country later this week.
TEL AVIV – Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are part of a “movement” within the Democratic party that is pulling it away from Israel, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) told the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
Four leftwing freshman lawmakers in the House earned “the squad” nickname, but four other moderate Democrat women are emerging ahead of 2020.
House leaders Kevin McCarthy and Steny Hoyer said they welcomed Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib’s upcoming visit to the Jewish state.
TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump has reportedly quietly expressed frustration with Israel’s decision to allow Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) to enter the country later this month despite their support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
TEL AVIV – In the wake of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments likening the anti-Israel BDS movement to boycotts of Nazi Germany, the US State Department has updated its definition of antisemitism to include “drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.”
House Democrats – including three members of the far-left “Squad” – are calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to reconvene the House to address white supremacy and gun violence, despite Pelosi’s calls for the pressure to stay on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) late Tuesday expressed support for Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), after he faced a backlash for posting the names and employers of Trump donors in his own district of San Antonio, Texas.
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) is facing backlash for publicly targeting President Donald Trump’s political supporters.
The $15 minimum wage has forced some business owners in New York City to cut staff and raise their prices.
The open borders vote by the DSA — whose members include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Rashida Tlaib — spotlights the left’s emotional shift from economic solidarity with blue-collar Americans towards a political alliance with migrant foreign graduates and laborers.
TEL AVIV – A delegation of some 41 House Democrats led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer flew to Israel Monday, defying efforts by radical left-wing groups to persuade the lawmakers to nix the AIPAC-linked trip.
Triggered delegates interrupted the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Convention over the weekend, voicing complaints of “sensory overload” and “gendered language” usage.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) wrote Wednesday that she was proud of the activists in Detroit who tried to shut down the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel during a demonstration.
Republican opposition to antisemitism is a political ploy to glean money from Jewish donors, said Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) at a “Jewish Democratic summer conference.”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) refused to answer questions about conditions in Baltimore despite defending Elijah Cummings from Trump’s criticisms.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has been under intense pressure amid growing concerns over diversity that saw top staffers resign Monday after those conflicts boiled over into the public arena.
Proponents of the so-called “two-state solution” are empowering the Palestinians to maintain their rejectionism and violence.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) reacted to President Donald Trump’s attacks on Rep Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Baltimore. Tlaib said, “He continues to say things about American cities across this country. Look, our president has a hate
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said the strong economy was not because of President Donald Trump, but instead it is because people are demanding it though protest movements. Partial transcript as follows: TAPPER: So
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) defended her support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), which is a Palestinian-led campaign promoting boycott against Israel. Tlaib said, “It is criticizing the racist policies of
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday praised staffers who served in his administration after roughly 150 African-Americans signed an opinion-editorial bashing President Donald Trump’s recent comments regarding the far-left Democrat “Squad.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) once referenced North Korea to slam the conditions and lifespan of residents in Baltimore’s “poorest boroughs,” calling it a “disgrace.”
Though President Donald Trump is trying to make the “Squad” the face of the Democrats, voters believe that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is more reflective of the party than Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Ilhan Omar (D-MI).
A group of 148 African Americans who served in former President Barack Obama’s administration backed the “Squad”—Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MN), and Ilhan Omar (D-MN)—on Friday evening against President Donald Trump’s “racist” attacks, vowing to be more vocal as Trump tries to make the “Squad” the face of Democrats.
Atlantic writer Jemele Hill this week said she fears for the safety of the left-wing “Squad” and ripped President Donald Trump’s “go back” remarks as being “beneath the dignity of any president” or “anybody in a leadership position.”
Given that the second Democratic debate is in Rashida Tlaib’s district, will CNN ask about about the rise of antisemitism in the party?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) met on Capitol Hill amid a war of words between the establishment and progressive wings of an increasingly fractured House Democrat caucus.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) claimed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not exist before the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks, seemingly forgetting the federal law enforcement agency duties’ existed under a different, now-defunct agency.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is accusing the Trump administration of “pushing people more into poverty” by closing a food stamp loophole that could affect an estimated 3.1 million individuals already receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
TEL AVIV – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Tuesday opposing boycotts of Israel after some Democrats expressed concern last week that the measure could cause infighting within the party leading up to the 2020 election.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested Tuesday that a non-binding resolution opposing boycotts of Israel would “force” critics of the Jewish state to commit acts of terror.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) was found Tuesday to have told a political opponent in the past that she needed to be deported — using a rhetorical tactic that Democrats have said is “un-American” and “racist.”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said on the House floor on Tuesday that the BDS movement against Israel is like boycotting Nazi Germany.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), in 2015, called for the deportation of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke at the Muslim Collective for Equitable Democracy event Tuesday and lambasted an audience member’s question on female genital mutilation, adding that she is “disgusted” by repeat questions that are not asked of non-Muslim politicians.
