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Mom, Refugee, Intersectional Feminist, 2017 Top Angler of the Governor's Fishing Opener and Congresswoman for #MN05. Join me 👇🏽

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    1. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

      Let’s be clear: the goal of our trip was to witness firsthand what is happening on the ground in Palestine and hear from stakeholders —our job as Members of Congress. But since we were unable to fulfill our role as legislators, I am sharing what we would have seen. (THREAD)

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      Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

      Ilhan Omar Retweeted PM of Israel

      First, I planned to hold meetings with members of the Knesset (both Jewish and Arab) along with Israeli security officials. The claims of @IsraeliPM otherwise are not true. As a delegation, we were also were scheduling a meeting with @USAmbIsrael.https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1162039734056697856 …

      Ilhan Omar added,

      PM of IsraelVerified account @IsraeliPM
      For instance: they listed the destination of their trip as Palestine and not Israel, and unlike all Democratic and Republican members of Congress who have visited Israel, they did not request to meet any Israeli officials, either from the government or the opposition.
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        2. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Then, the delegation was going to receive a briefing on the Bedouin community in East Jerusalem. For decades, Bedouin homes have been bulldozed and communities have been uprooted in order to build settlements on Palestinian land.

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        3. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Though these settlements are illegal under international law and threaten peace, settlement growth has skyrocketed under Trump.https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-israel-boosted-its-settlement-programme-after-trumps-election-victory …

          284 replies 1,563 retweets 7,475 likes
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        4. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Then the UN was going to brief us about the effect of humanitarian aid cuts on Palestinians.

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        5. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Last year, the Trump Admin announced the U.S. will no longer contribute to the United Nations’ relief agency for Palestinian refugees, threatening the livelihood of millions and violating international law.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-aid-cuts-wont-end-the-right-of-return-palestinians-say/2018/08/31/8e3f25b4-ad0c-11e8-8a0c-70b618c98d3c_story.html …

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        6. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          We planned a video conference with youth from Gaza. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is one of the worst in the world—with 97% of water unfit for human consumption and on the verge of collapse. Most of the people in Gaza are children.

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        7. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Israeli officials do not let Members of Congress visit Gaza.https://www.thenation.com/article/these-members-of-congress-are-trying-to-visit-gaza-israel-says-no/ …

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        8. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          We then planned to visit Hebron. Once a bustling economic hub, settlement expansion has resulted in a two-tiered city, with Palestinians under military occupation forced to walk on the opposite side of the street from Israelis.https://www.btselem.org/hebron 

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        9. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          77% of shops have closed bc of military occupation. Palestinians walk with garbage nets above their heads, put up to catch trash thrown by settlers. Violent attacks on Palestinians are routine.

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        10. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Ilhan Omar Retweeted Avner Gvaryahu

          We were going to receive a tour of the city from @btsisrael, Israeli military veterans who aim to raise awareness about their experiences with the occupation.https://twitter.com/AGvaryahu/status/1162046792491524096 …

          Ilhan Omar added,

          Avner Gvaryahu @AGvaryahu
          I would've loved to take @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib on our tour of Hebron. There's no joy in seeing or showing the harsh reality of the territories, but change will only come when we face up to the truth
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        11. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          We planned to visit the separation wall around historic Bethlehem. Only 13% of Bethlehem is now accessible to Palestinian use. The wall, built in 2002 against international law, was said at the time to be “temporary.” It still stands. https://www.openbethlehem.org/wall 

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        12. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Ilhan Omar Retweeted Jake Sherman

          This was not the first trip of its kind. Last year,@repmarkpocan, @rephankjohnson and others visited with an almost identical itinerary. Other Members of Congress have done similar trips.https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1162395158907957255 …

          Ilhan Omar added,

          Jake ShermanVerified account @JakeSherman
          Happy Friday … in Playbook this afternoon. When @netanyahu denied @RashidaTlaib and @IlhanMN entrance to Israel, he said, in part, it was because they were going with MIFTAH. Israel allowed a MIFTAH trip in 2016 when it was a group of 5 Dem male members pic.twitter.com/NXzFscj0vv
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        13. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Ilhan Omar Retweeted Omar Shakir

          But my colleagues and I are not the only ones who are being denied the right to see for themselves the reality on the ground in the West Bank. @OmarSShakir is currently facing deportation for his work with Human Rights Watch.https://twitter.com/OmarSShakir/status/1161982224260050945 …

          Ilhan Omar added,

          Omar ShakirVerified account @OmarSShakir
          Israel wants to deport me over my rights advocacy Today: BDS Tmrw: Support for 2-state solution? 21 Israeli MKs say worse than BDS Today: Denying Entry Tmrw: Shutting down local rights groups? Today: @hrw, US Congress? Tmrw? Goal: make Palestinian rights advocacy illegitimate https://twitter.com/danawt/status/1161952978904985601 …
          195 replies 1,138 retweets 5,547 likes
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        14. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          In 2018, the Netanyahu government refused entry to Katherine Frank and my friend @VinceWarren who had arrived on a mostly-POC human rights mission.https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-two-leading-u-s-human-rights-activists-deported-from-israel-1.6052515 …

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        15. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          And of course, this lack of respect for freedom of movement and freedom of expression is part of the day-to-day lives of Palestinians living in the occupied territories.https://www.btselem.org/topic/freedom_of_movement …

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        16. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Though we were unable to witness this firsthand, there are other ways for people to learn about the occupation. Follow @alhaq_org, @btselem, @amnesty and other groups speaking out about human rights violations.

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        17. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Follow @PeterBeinart, who has an excellent piece laying out the realities of the occupation and making the case for more reporting and visits by Members of Congress.https://forward.com/opinion/429680/netanyahu-banned-omar-and-tlaib-because-he-has-something-to-hide-we-must/ …

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        18. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Follow @IfnotnowOrg, who gave a virtual tour of the occupied territories here.https://www.facebook.com/IfNotNowOrg/videos/2395960313992349/?v=2395960313992349 …

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        19. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          As many of my colleagues have stated in the last 24 hours, we give Israel more than $3 billion in aid every year. This is predicated on their being an important ally in the region, and the 'only democracy' in the Middle East.

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        20. Ilhan Omar‏Verified account @IlhanMN 16 Aug 2019

          Denying visits to duly elected Members of Congress is not consistent with being either an ally or a democracy. We should be leveraging that aid to stop the settlements and ensure full rights for Palestinians.

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