August 10, 2019
YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE 88TH DIMENSION OF CHESS...:
Scoop: Trump tells advisers Israel should bar entry to Reps. Omar and Tlaib (Jonathan Swan, Barak Ravid of Israel's Channel 13, 8/10/19, Axios)
Trump told confidants he disagreed with Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer's rationale for Israel to overlook the law to let Omar and Tlaib visit Israel. Dermer said last month: "Out of respect for the U.S. Congress and the great alliance between Israel and America, we would not deny entry to any member of Congress into Israel."Trump said that if Omar and Tlaib wanted to boycott Israel, "then Israel should boycott them," according to a source with direct knowledge.Israeli officials say congressional Democratic leadership pushed Dermer to allow the congresswomen into the country. Their advocacy, per those officials, is a major reason why Netanyahu will allow the two women in.The Democrats had argued that if the Israeli government blocked Omar and Tlaib's entry, then other Democratic members would cancel a planned, AIPAC-sponsored Israel trip in solidarity, these officials said.
...to figure out how banning Congressional critics would help Israel make its case for the Occupation.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 10, 2019 4:32 PM