Israel is blowing up in the news and unfortunately a lot of inaccurate information is accompanying recent developments. Incoming thread on Israeli politics, the Omar-Tlaib visit, and the timeline of what actually went down.
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Note: There are legitimate security concerns with respect to a Temple Mount visit. The very heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict runs through this contested piece of real estate and major acts of violence, going back to the 1920s, were triggered by Temple Mount claims.pic.twitter.com/PBfCLFHGm1
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That being said, Israel is a leading global expert on security. Allowing Muslim Members of Congress to enter what is also a Muslim holy site could be done in ways that keep the political temperature down.
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6) However, all of this information was known to Israel before the announcement today that Omar and Tlaib would be denied entry. So what changed? A sustained campaign to deny them entry by the Trump administration, culminating in a public demand today.pic.twitter.com/FBr0Jp2p7i
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7) Was it the right move by the Israelis to kotow to Trump's demand? It depends on your perspective (my view is they should have been permitted to visit). But for an American audience, the relevant question is not what a country the size of New Jersey does.
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The question we, the American people, should be asking is: Why is the president pressuring our allies to undermine his domestic opponents? Is this an acceptable tactic? Politicians used to say that politics stops at the water's edge. Like many other norms, this one is dying.
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We don't have any evidence of the wanting to meet with Israelis or coexistence NGOs?
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As far as I am aware, no. The purpose of the trip was to meet with Palestinian groups in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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