Only a few short hours after Muslim Rep. Rashida Tlaib obtained permission from the Israeli government to travel to the nation so that she may visit her grandmother, the notoriously anti-Semitic congresswoman issued a statement on Twitter rejecting the offer.
And in explaining why she now suddenly refuses to travel to Israel, she resorted to spouting the same sort of anti-Semitic rhetoric about alleged Israeli “oppression” and “racism” that had initially inspired Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to block her visit to the Jewish state.
“Silencing me & treating me like a criminal is not what she wants for me,” she wrote of her grandmother in a three-tweet Twitter thread. “It would kill a piece of me. I have decided that visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in–fighting against racism, oppression & injustice.”
Look:
My sity wanted to pick figs w/ me. I broke down reading this & worry every single day after I won for my family’s safety. My cousin was texting me which photo of @IlhanMN & I they should put on a welcoming poster when I heard the news. I couldn’t tell her.https://t.co/TneIQHwDgO
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 16, 2019
When I won, it gave the Palestinian people hope that someone will finally speak the truth about the inhumane conditions. I can’t allow the State of Israel to take away that light by humiliating me & use my love for my sity to bow down to their oppressive & racist policies. https://t.co/OYIwExV0ga
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 16, 2019
Silencing me & treating me like a criminal is not what she wants for me. It would kill a piece of me. I have decided that visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in–fighting against racism, oppression & injustice. https://t.co/z5t5j3qk4H
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 16, 2019
The stunning turnaround provoked a barrage of criticism from those convinced that Tlaib and fellow anti-Semitic Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar’s planned trip was never geared toward the purposes of promoting international diplomacy or meeting with family but rather toward hurting Israel. And FYI, these critics weren’t just random people — they were notable figures.
“She asked specifically for permission to visit her grandmother, saying she won’t promote boycotts,” Lahav Harkov, a senior contributing editor at The Jerusalem Post, tweeted. “Then, after Israel said yes, she says she won’t visit if she can’t promote boycotts. So, it was just a stunt to prolong the news cycle of attacking Israel. Never mind, grandma.”
Fact-check: True.
In a letter sent by Tlaib requesting to go to Israel, she shamelessly pleaded: “This could be my last opportunity to see my grandmother.”
So @RashidaTlaib lied. She sent this, Israel accepted her request, then she made a public spectacle about declining their acceptance while pretending this letter was never sent. This is an absolute embarrassment to Congress. Good grief. https://t.co/psJBMWXZDv
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 16, 2019
Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri only agreed to allow Omar into Israel after she agreed to his request that she not “promote boycotts against Israel during her visit.”
The request was made because of both her support for the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, as well the fact that her and Omar’s visit to Israel was to be funded by a group whose members “have expressed support for terrorism against Israel.”
“The moment Israel grants @RashidaTlaib she says she refuses to go,” renowed English personality and columnist Katie Hopkins, another critic of Tlaib, added in her own tweet. “A political stunt by a trouble-maker whose loyalty lies with Palestine. Grandma was NEVER part of her plan.”
Look at all the criticism — most of it from high-profile individuals — below:
She asked specifically for permission to visit her grandmother, saying she won’t promote boycotts. Then, after Israel said yes, she says she won’t visit if she can’t promote boycotts.
So, it was just a stunt to prolong the news cycle of attacking Israel.
Never mind, grandma. https://t.co/BLqmR8yhkB
— Lahav Harkov (@LahavHarkov) August 16, 2019
The moment Israel grants @RashidaTlaib she says she refuses to go.
A political stunt by a trouble-maker whose loyalty lies with Palestine.
Grandma was NEVER part of her plan pic.twitter.com/SpTrkqpVgW
— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) August 16, 2019
NEW: @RashidaTlaib declines visit to Israel after receiving special approval.
It was never about visiting family. pic.twitter.com/t4SKpOhGYz
— Molly Prince (@mollyfprince) August 16, 2019
Shorter Rashida: Your hatred for Israel and the Jews is greater than the love for your grandmother!
Guess this was no more than a cheap PR gimmick from the beginning. And to use your grandmother? That’s just low!
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) August 16, 2019
Stay home you fraud. All you want is to create controversy and hate. Sickening!
— Jeff D’Auria (@Jeffd1940) August 16, 2019
Omar and Tliab: “We’re going to Israel.”
Israel: “Ok. Cool.”
O&T: “We’re going as guests of a terrorist sympathizing group.”
Israel: “Wait. No. Can’t do that.”
Tliab: “Ok. Can I go visit my grandmother?”
Israel: “Ok. Sure.”
Tliab: “I’M NOT GOING, OPPRESSORS!!!”
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 16, 2019
Because Rep. @RashidaTlaib has repeatedly violated Israeli law, she had to apply for a humanitarian exception to visit her grandmother in Israel. It was granted. Tlaib decided not to go once Israel granted her request. This was a PR stunt — she never intended to go. https://t.co/8LO8mtbQbZ
— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) August 16, 2019
They’re not alone in feeling like this. In a statement issued after Tlaib’s rejection went viral, Interior Minister Deri posited the same clear-cut conclusion.
“I approved her request as a gesture of goodwill on a humanitarian basis, but it was just a provocative request, aimed at bashing the State of Israel. Apparently her hate for Israel overcomes her love for her grandmother,” he wrote.
Fact-check: VERY LIKELY TRUE.
Rep. Tlaib just tweeted that she won’t be coming to Israel.
Just yesterday she sent me a letter, asking to visit her 90 year old grandmother saying, “it might be my last chance to meet her”.— אריה מכלוף דרעי (@ariyederi) August 16, 2019
I approved her request as a gesture of goodwill on a humanitarian basis, but it was just a provocative request, aimed at bashing the State of Israel. Apparently her hate for Israel overcomes her love for her grandmother.@realDonaldTrump @RashidaTlaib
— אריה מכלוף דרעי (@ariyederi) August 16, 2019
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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