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THREAD: Israel's decision to bar US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib from entering (on account of their political views) should permanently put to rest several delusions:
1) The delusion that Israel is a democracy that respects freedom of thought (it isn't & doesn't)...
1) The delusion that Israel is a democracy that respects freedom of thought (it isn't & doesn't)...
2) The delusion that Israel respects the American people's representatives. Israel is the single largest recipient of U.S. aid (nearly $40 BILLION this decade), & this is how they treat U.S. officials they disagree with. This is our "greatest ally"?...
3) Rashida Tlaib's inability to visit her family in the West Bank (not in Israel) b/c of Israel's ban puts to rest the delusional myth that Palestinians living in the Palestinian territories are free from Israeli domination & control...
The reality is that Israel controls every meaningful aspect of Palestinian lives not just without representation (aka: apartheid), but specifically under military occupation, meaning an Israeli military dictatorship is the only true authority over Palestinian lives...
Ultimately, Israel faces a difficult choice with conscientious & courageous Congresswomen like Rashida & Ilhan: Either let them in & have them report on the apartheid conditions they've imposed on Palestinians, or bar them & reveal that there is something to hide...
It's still possible that Israel may reverse this decision, perhaps deciding that it's preferable to try to spin the coverage of what Tlaib & Omar see over spinning their denial of entry. But whatever happens, this should be a wake up call to all Americans:
Israel is practicing apartheid against Palestinians, & is continuously engaging in ethnic cleansing, home demolitions, physical abuse, and shooting of unarmed protesters & journalists & medical personnel, & all of it is paid for with OUR TAX MONEY...
They fear Americans who may expose the truth because they couldn't sustain their theft of Palestinian land & oppression of the Palestinian people without U.S. support, & the truth may awaken the conscience of the American people & put an end to Israel's monstrous policies. (END)
