'Bigoted, short sighted, and cruel': Pressley blasts Israel's decision to bar Omar, Tlaib

[TexasTowelie]

Representative Ayanna Pressley is blasting Israel’s decision to bar two Democratic congresswomen from visiting the country as “bigoted, short sighted and cruel.”

Pressley tweeted shortly after Israel said it would not allow Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to enter the country, citing their support for a boycott of Israel in protest of its policies toward Palestinians.

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Ayanna Pressley
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I’m calling this like I see it: bigoted, short sighted and cruel. Any leader committed to advancing democracy would welcome with open arms two democratically elected United States Congresswomen. And every single member of Congress should be calling this out.

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POLITICO
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BREAKING: Israel will bar Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country as part of a landmark visit https://politi.co/2z4m3gM

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10:47 AM - Aug 15, 2019

In a statement Thursday, Pressley said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “stoking division and punishing dissent.”

“Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib are my dear friends, my sisters in service and hardworking Americans who have been subject to some of the most vile and vicious attacks simply for being who they are,” Pressley wrote. “They are duly elected members of Congress and we cannot allow them to be marginalized, discriminated against, nor targeted because of their gender, their religious beliefs, nor their ethnicity.”

Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/08/15/bigoted-short-sighted-and-cruel-pressley-blasts-israel-decision-bar-omar-tlaib/dfIXV5VdQGAEe0WeUBFUNJ/story.html

[sheshe2]

1. Good for, Ayanna.

[Nevermypresident]

2. Not only do I agree with her, I am most impressed by this Congresswoman.