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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 19, 2019 19:37:21 GMT -6
www.foxnews.com/politics/tlaib-emotional-omar-congress-israel-travel-restrictions?cmpid=prn_msnAn emotional Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Monday held back tears during a news conference as she and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar condemned Israel’s recent decision to impose restrictions on visiting the country, with the Democrats calling for Congress to get involved. “We in the United States have a constructive role to play,” Omar said at the news conference in St. Paul, Minn. “We give Israel more than $3 billion in aid every year. This is predicated on them being an important ally in the region, and the only democracy in the Middle East. But, denying a visit to duly elected members of Congress is not consistent with being an ally.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 19, 2019 19:39:37 GMT -6
Rep. Ilhan Omar: We give Israel more than $3 million in aid every year. This is predicated on them being an important ally in the region and (airquotes) “the only democracy” in the Middle East. But denying a visit to duly elected members of Congress is not consistent with being an ally and denying millions of people freedom of movement, or expression or self determination is not consistent with being a democracy. We must be asking as Israel’s ally the Netanyahu government stop the expansion of settlements on Palestinian land and ensure full rights to Palestinians if we are to give them aid. These are not just my views.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 19, 2019 19:43:40 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/08/19/tlaib-press-conference-israel/Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib broke down during a press conference about her botched trip to Israel Monday, condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for taking “a page out of Trump’s book.” Tlaib of Michigan and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar were denied entry into Israel because of their support for the boycott, known as Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Anyone supporting boycotting Israel can be denied entry into the country under Israeli law. Tlaib then requested permission to go visit her grandmother and promised not to promote boycotts, and was granted permission to enter the country. Hours after being granted a humanitarian visa, Tlaib denied the visa and went after the Israeli government for “oppressive conditions.” “As a young girl visiting Palestine to see my grandparents and extended family, I watched as my mother had to go through dehumanizing checkpoints,” Tlaib said Monday as she broke down. “Even though she was a United States citizen and proud American.” She continued stories about Israel, saying that she was “humanizing the pain of oppression.” (RELATED: SACKS: Israel Shouldn’t Ban Omar, Tlaib For Legitimate Criticism) Tlaib said it was “unfortunate” that the prime minister took “a page out of Trump’s book” by denying her entry into Israel, although the government granted her a humanitarian visa that she turned down. The congresswoman also discussed the plight of Palestinians in Israel. “Our delegation trip included meetings with Israeli veterans, who were forced to participate in military occupation,” Tlaib said about her intended trip. “They also desperately want peace and self-determination for their Palestinian neighbors. They could have shed light into injustice of raids, shootings, demolition and child detention.” “They could have asked the people in Bethlehem how walls cut people off away from economic opportunities, from a way to live and do psychological damage that lasts forever. All I can do as her granddaughter is help humanize her and the Palestinian people’s plight. I know that when we can finally see them as deserving of human dignity everyone who lives there will be able to live in peace.” Tlaib ended her speech by saying that “all Americans should be deeply disturbed” because others have been denied access to visit family members in Israel as well. The two congresswomen were also originally denied entry into Israel because the trip was being funded by Miftah, “an avid supporter of BDS, and among whose members are those who have expressed support for terrorism against Israel,” the prime minister wrote in a statement. A group of Democratic lawmakers were allowed into Israel in 2016 during a partially-sponsored trip by Miftah, according to Politico.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 19, 2019 19:46:14 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/08/19/cnn-panel-gets-heated-over-israel-killing-innocent-people/A CNN panel Monday afternoon got seriously heated as The Atlantic’s Peter Beinart and National Review’s Rich Lowry clashed over Israel and Palestine following a press conference from Democratic Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who were recently denied access to the Jewish state. The debate began as Beinart emotionally defended Palestine. Lowry pointed out that the trip Omar and Tlaib were planning to take to Israel was sponsored by Miftah, a Palestinian organization founded by Hanan Ashrawi. (RELATED: Rep. Ilhan Omar Describes 9/11 Terror Attacks: ‘Some People Did Something’) Miftah has previously published anti-Semitic texts and material supporting terrorism. “Why does the organization publish things supporting terrorism?” Lowry asked. “Rich, I disagree with violent resistance,” Beinart said, continuing, “A lot of Palestinians believe because they are subject to daily violence of a system which denies them basic rights, they have the right to respond violently. I disagree with them…” “Like killing innocent people?” Lowry shot back. “But if an African-American who supported violence against the United States under slavery or Jim Crow, that did not excuse their denial of basic rights because I disagree the tactic they were using to resist it,” Beinart said. (RELATED: Report: Ilhan Omar Is Under Investigation For Misusing Campaign Contributions) Lowry again pointed out that the organization supported terrorism, to which Beinart responded by claiming that Miftah’s founder, Hanan Ashrawi, “devoted her life as a non-violent activist to opposing oppression.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 19, 2019 19:48:39 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/08/19/democratic-strategist-trump-ban-omar-tlaib-israel/reminded during a Fox News segment Monday that President Donald Trump was not responsible for banning two freshman Democrats from Israel. WATCH: “Your World With Neil Cavuto” guest host Charles Payne asked Fink to respond to a press conference held Monday afternoon by Democratic Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib and Democratic Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, and she began by defending their criticisms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (RELATED: Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib Blocked From Entering Israel) “Well, although the two congresswoman are alone in being the first to ever be barred from a nation that we consider our ally and encouraged by our own president, they are not alone in criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu and his policies,” Fink said. “This is an unpopular prime minister among his own people, it’s someone who couldn’t form a government in May. And he will be up for reelection again in the coming months in September.” Fink then pivoted to blame the president for banning the two congresswomen from Israel even though Netanyahu was the one who made the determination. “However, I do think that this does in fact ratchet up the tension and the criticism by banning them, and by President Trump choosing to ban them,” she continued. “It creates an environment where Middle East peace and the advancement of the is really Israeli people is stymied and is limited. And so ultimately, by singling out these congresswomen and restricting their speech, he has eroded the possibility for progress and for Israeli peace and for people on both sides of the West Bank,” Fink concluded, appearing to argue that the president had restricted the speech of both Omar and Tlaib in spite of the fact that they had just concluded a nationally televised press conference. Before moving to the next person on the panel, Payne interjected, “President Trump doesn’t make the decision on who can go to Israel or not. This was Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 19, 2019 19:51:43 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 19, 2019 19:53:05 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on Aug 19, 2019 20:41:57 GMT -6
So, Geraldo Rivera decided to jump in with both feet into this issue: How did that go,(one may ask)? Well........ He's such a disappointment.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 20, 2019 5:29:34 GMT -6
One little problem with her claim though:
More truth bombs:
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 20, 2019 6:51:51 GMT -6
So, back to blaming the senior leadership, etc. for their problems. dailycaller.com/2019/08/19/rashida-tlaib-blames-democrats-miftah-israel-trip/Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib blamed senior members of her party after she and Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar faced backlash for partnering with a terror-linked group for their cancelled trip to Israel. Tlaib and Omar held a joint press conference on Monday to address the cancelled trip, which Israel barred the lawmakers from making on account of their support for the anti-Israel boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) movement. Palestinian-based organization Miftah, which has terror ties and in the past promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, was partially sponsoring the trip. Tlaib dodged responsibility for the partnership when asked about Miftah at the press conference. “Our colleagues that are senior members, some of whom have served multiple terms, actually told us about the organization,” said Tlaib, who broke down crying at another point in the press conference. Tlaib added. “A U.S.-based sponsor organization chose it. But I think there we’re five members of Congress that actually went on a trip sponsored by the same organization.” Five House Democrats attended a Miftah-sponsored trip to Israel in 2016: Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, Dan Kildee of Michigan, Hank Johnson of Georgia, Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin. The five Democrats reportedly met with an alleged member of a Palestinian terrorist group during that trip. Tlaib’s chief of staff did not return an email inquiring which members pointed Tlaib and Omar to Miftah. (RELATED: Tlaib’s Ties To Anti-Semitism Run Deeper Than Previously Known) National Review writer David French described Tlaib and Omar’s partnership with Miftah as a “national scandal,” noting that Miftah had re-published neo-Nazi content and “actually published blood libel, posting an article that accused ‘the Jews [of using] the blood of Christians in the Jewish Passover.'” Tlaib and Omar also faced criticism for promoting work from an anti-Semitic cartoonist on Instagram in response to the trip’s cancellation. “Reps. Tlaib and Omar absolutely shouldn’t have lifted up the work of a cartoonist who frequently promotes hate toward Israel, mocks the Holocaust and traffics in #antiSemitic tropes. Doing so legitimizes his bigotry,” Jonathan Greenblatt, a former Obama administration official who now heads the Anti-Defamation League, wrote on Twitter.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 20, 2019 6:57:03 GMT -6
Liberal hypocrisy once again laid bare: dailycaller.com/2019/08/19/barack-obama-member-israeli-knesset-us-2012/Critics called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s move to bar two freshman Democratic congresswomen from entering Israel “unprecedented” — but just seven years ago, former President Barack Obama barred a member of the Israeli Knesset from entering the U.S. When news broke that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not allow freshman Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, pundits and political figures alike were quick to voice their criticisms. (RELATED: Omar Claims Israel Is Implementing Trump’s Muslim Ban) But The Daily Wire’s editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro reminded former Vice President Joe Biden of the Obama administration’s move to ban Israeli Knesset member Michael Ben Ari in 2012.
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Post by kcrufnek on Aug 20, 2019 8:05:38 GMT -6
Ever notice how all of these people always look so angry?
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 20, 2019 10:36:10 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 20, 2019 14:58:19 GMT -6
AOC mocks middle American voters voices in recent attack on the electoral college: www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/20/video-ocasio-cortez-mocks-middle-america-effort-delegitimize-electoral-college/amp/Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) openly mocked the Electoral College, and as a consequence, Middle America’s voice, in an Instagram video posted Monday. The freshman lawmaker posted a sarcastic video to social media, offering commentary as she drove by empty fields in an effort to delegitimize the importance of the Electoral College and, as a consequence, the Americans it gives a voice to. “Alright everyone it’s been a minute. We’re coming to you live from the Electoral College,” she said, with the video panning to empty plainlands. “Many votes here, as you can see. Very efficient way to choose leadership of the country. I mean, I can’t think of any other way. Can you?” she sarcastically asked. Ocasio-Cortez followed up, writing, “To all the Republicans getting big mad bc the electoral college is, in fact, a scam:” followed by an article from the Intelligencer titled “Here’s Every Defense of the Electoral College – and Why They’re All Wrong.” She took shots at the Founding Fathers and argued that the U.S. “still” denies millions of Americans the right to vote, citing Puerto Ricans and “many folks released from prisons.” She also claimed that the Electoral College has a “racial injustice breakdown”: The Electoral College has a racial injustice breakdown. Due to severe racial disparities in certain states, the electoral college effectively weighs white voters over voters of color, as opposed to a “one person, one vote” system where all our votes are counted equally. ....... This is far from the first time Ocasio-Cortez has questioned the Electoral College. She tweeted last year – prior to her victory – “It is well past time we eliminate the Electoral College, a shadow of slavery’s power on America today that undermines our nation as a democratic republic”: As Breitbart News has previously explained, the Founding Fathers designed the Electoral College as a safeguard against mob rule, essentially preventing high population areas – such as the modern day Northeast Coast and California West Coast – from determining the outcome of presidential elections. It gives flyover America a proportional voice in choosing the leader of the nation– something critics, such as Ocasio-Cortez, seem to overlook. Notable 2020 Democrats – including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – have also called for the abolishment of the age-old system. President Trump ultimately beat Hillary Clinton with 304 Electoral College votes to her 232, thanks in part to his victories in the Rust Belt states. However, some on the left were quick to attempt to delegitimize his presidency by pointing to Clinton’s popular vote victory, despite the fact that Trump was not the first candidate to win a presidential election while losing the popular vote.
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Post by kcrufnek on Aug 20, 2019 16:02:38 GMT -6
All they have to do is flip Tejas. Sadly for them stocking Cali with illegals doesn't get them more votes.
It's obvious. Russia didn't work. Stormy. Avenatti. Epstein. All failed. Now they're back to racism and slavery. Since the founders were racist slave owners anything they wrote needs to be abolished. That pesky Constitution as well as the Bill Of Rights. If you scream it loud enough and long enough it will become true.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 21, 2019 7:03:45 GMT -6
thehill.com/homenews/house/458122-ocasio-cortez-blasts-electoral-college-as-a-scam?__twitter_impression=trueExcerpt: Ocasio-Cortez blasts Electoral College as a ‘scam’ First-term Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is calling for the U.S. to abolish the Electoral College, saying that the voting system is a “scam” that negatively impacts minorities. Ocasio-Cortez made her argument on Monday in an Instagram story that includes her driving along a deserted highway and quipping, “many votes here, as you can see.” “Very efficient way to choose leadership of the country. I mean I can’t think of any other way, can you?” Ocasio-Cortez says, before going on to cite a report from New York Magazine that argues the defenses of the system that determines the winner of presidential elections are flawed. The freshman lawmaker said the Electoral College is a “scam” that has a “racial injustice breakdown” undermining the votes of people of color. “Due to severe racial disparities in certain states, the Electoral College effectively weighs white voters over voters of color, as apposed to a ‘one person, one vote’ system where all our votes are counted equally,” she says, before pushing back against the argument that eliminating the Electoral College would give big states too much power. ......... Some reactions:
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 21, 2019 13:09:09 GMT -6
Bill Mahr responds to Tlaib mentioning boycotting his show:
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 21, 2019 18:18:51 GMT -6
www.dailywire.com/news/50900/democrat-aide-shreds-ocasio-cortez-no-plans-serve-ryan-saavedraA Democrat congressional aide slammed socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in an interview this week, saying that the 29-year-old former bartender has no plans to serve the American people. The comments came in a report from The New York Post about how Ocasio-Cortez's office blows people off and does not answer phone calls — a claim that The Daily Wire can definitely confirm. "Critics of Ocasio-Cortez suggest making constituents play phone tag is proof that she's more show pony than work horse," The New York Post wrote. "She has no plans to serve the people. That's why she has no constituent services operation," a Democrat Congressional aide told The New York Post. "If you're a grandma in Queens who needs help with her Medicare and you call AOC's 'district office' you get a recording that tells you to visit the website instead." "What kind of elitist nonsense is that?" the aide continued. "Shameful, it's all shameful." The Daily Wire has repeatedly reached out to Ocasio-Cortez for comment on a variety of issues ranging from her support of notorious anti-Semites to her quoting Nazi sympathizers and have never received a response.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 22, 2019 4:56:11 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/08/21/dana-perino-ocasio-cortez-electoral-college/defended the Electoral College against charges of racism put forth by Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “Due to severe racial disparities in certain states, the Electoral College effectively weighs white voters over voters of color, as apposed to a ‘one person, one vote’ system where all our votes are counted equally,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in an Instagram post published Monday. During a Wednesday night appearance on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Perino took issue with the New York congresswoman’s position, stating that “nobody said” the Electoral College was racist “until recently,” particularly given that “Barack Obama won the Electoral College twice.” “No, it’s not racist,” she said. “The other thing is, when she talks about this, not wanting the Electoral College, it’s just the next step to saying that they don’t want the United States Senate either, because the United States Senate allows for two senators from each state. They don’t want states’ rights,” said Perino, speaking with Fox News host Tucker Carlson on the issue. Instead, the “The Five” co-host insisted Electoral College critics only “want the cities” to decide national officeholders. (RELATED: Former ICE Director Tom Homan Leaves Ocasio-Cortez Speechless On Immigration) “Majority rule is not what we are set up to have,” she added. “We are a republic. We have states’ rights.” Perino called Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism “futile” given that a recent appeals court ruling against Colorado, which passed a law that would have awarded its electoral votes to the popular vote winner. “The Electoral College is not going to change in our lifetime,” said Perino, who noted later that “Abraham Lincoln only won the presidency because he won the Electoral College.” Notably passionate about the issue, Perino offered a similar defense last October after Ocasio-Cortez called the system “a shadow of slavery’s power.”
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Post by kcrufnek on Aug 22, 2019 7:32:15 GMT -6
News flash. Everything is racist.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 22, 2019 12:58:37 GMT -6
Reaction to AOC's take on the Electoral College
On Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said AOC’s ignorance is dangerous.
“Think of how many people follow her on Instagram and are going to think, ‘OK, the Electoral College is racist’ — because she’s… driving through flyover country, then she thinks that it’s OK to say that these people don’t matter — the people that live here don’t matter,” Perino said.
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Post by kcrufnek on Aug 22, 2019 19:44:16 GMT -6
Reaction to AOC's take on the Electoral College On Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said AOC’s ignorance is dangerous. “Think of how many people follow her on Instagram and are going to think, ‘OK, the Electoral College is racist’ — because she’s… driving through flyover country, then she thinks that it’s OK to say that these people don’t matter — the people that live here don’t matter,” Perino said. lol
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 24, 2019 13:00:29 GMT -6
AOC: Electoral College is Affirmative Action for rural Americans:
I would say she is as dumb as a box of rocks, but that would be offensive to the rocks.
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Post by kcrufnek on Aug 24, 2019 14:43:07 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 24, 2019 18:35:26 GMT -6
This comes after Rep. Brooks appeared on an Alabama radio show and said that Democrats’ alleged anti-Israel rhetoric is the result of “the growing influence of the Islamic religion in the Democratic Party ranks.” (RELATED: Ilhan Omar Blows Off Al-Qaeda, Mocks Americans For Fearing Them In Recently Surfaced Video)
“Keep in mind, Muslims more so than most people have great animosity towards Israel and the Jewish faith,” Brooks said.
“And as you have more and more Muslims in the United States, as they gain greater and greater influence in elections, particularly in Democratic Party primaries — then you’re going to see more and more people like Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and company that are anti-Israel, and that brings an entirely different viewpoint into the United States Congress.” (RELATED: Rep. Ilhan Omar Describes 9/11 Terror Attacks: ‘Some People Did Something’)
He also predicated that the party as a whole could “become very strongly anti-Jewish and anti-Israel.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 26, 2019 10:12:34 GMT -6
Another anti-Israel bill being Co-sponsored by the squad: thefederalist.com/2019/08/26/squad-co-sponsors-bill-claiming-israel-tortures-children-terrorist-propaganda/‘The Squad’ Co-Sponsors Bill Claiming Israel Tortures Children, And Parrots Other Terrorist Propaganda The claims made in the bill originate mostly from a group that could be described as the propaganda arm of a terrorist organization. Warren Henry By Warren Henry AUGUST 26, 2019 Many Americans now know that Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar—two members of “the squad” of far-left congresswomen so much in the news—were recently barred from traveling to Israel to agitate for the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. Fewer know all four members of “the squad,” including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, have co-sponsored a bill that accuses the Jewish state of torturing children. Fewer still know the claims made in the bill originate mostly from a group that could be described as the propaganda arm of a terrorist organization. The so-called “Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act“ was re-introduced in the House by Rep. Betty McCollum, whose congressional district neighbors Omar’s in Minnesota. Until recently, McCollum was considered a supporter of Israel, but a critic of its government. In February, however, she condemned “[t]he right-wing, extremist government of Benjamin Netanyahu and its apartheid-like policies,” adding “there are now members of Congress who are not willing to ignore the Israeli government’s destructive actions because they are afraid of losing an election.” McCollum’s invective prompted Mark Mellman of the Democratic Majority for Israel to respond that Netanyahu “came to office in a fair and democratic election in which every Arab citizen of Israel had the same right to vote as any Jewish citizen.” Mellman added that “by suggesting that Jews have disproportionate influence on U.S. elections, the Congresswoman exploits an anti-Semitic trope widely used by far right forces from Czarism to fascism.” McCollum’s bill, while not directly exploiting the anti-Semitic trope of blood libel, trades on the accusation that Israel treats non-Jewish children cruelly and inhumanely. The bill claims Palestinian children detained by Israeli defense forces suffer torture and physical violence, are deprived of lawyers and parents, not informed of their legal rights, and so on. It ultimately aims to prohibit “U.S. assistance to Israel from being used to support the military detention, interrogation, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children in violation of international humanitarian law.” As federal law already bars U.S. aid to foreign security forces who commit gross human rights violations, the bill is an exercise in singling out the Jewish state. The accusations presented as “findings” in the bill are cribbed—occasionally verbatim—from inaccurate claims made by several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that lead BDS campaigns in the United States and abroad. The bill’s claims largely come from Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P). Historically, DCI-P officials, employees, and board members have had links to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which is considered to be a terrorist group by Israel, the United States, the European Union, and Canada. The PFLP has a long record of terror attacks, dating back to the Lod Airport massacre, which killed 28 people in 1968. The PFLP may be best known for the 1976 hijacking of an Air France plane, which was ended by the Israeli raid on Entebbe Airport. In 1980, PFLP attacked a kibbutz, seizing a nursery and murdering a two-year-old. Since 2000, PFLP has executed more than a dozen suicide bombings, shootings, stabbings and even ax attacks, notably in the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue massacre that killed four and injured seven. Shawan Jabarin, a member of DCI-P’s board from 2007-14, was convicted in 1985 for recruiting and arranging training for members for the PFLP. Mahmoud Jiddah, a DCI-P board member from 2012-16, was imprisoned for 17 years after launching grenade attacks against Israeli civilians in 1968; he is also alleged to be a member of PFLP. Mary Rock, elected to the board in 2014, was a PFLP candidate for the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006. Nasser Ibrahim, a president of DCI-P’s General Assembly, was the former editor of the PFLP’s weekly news publication. Riyad Arar, a director of DCI-P’s Child Protection Program, addressed a December 2014 PFLP memorial event for a group member who was killed “while engaging in a demonstration confronting the occupation forces with stones and Molotov cocktails.” And this is far from a complete list of ties between DCI-P personnel and PFLP—ties that caused Citibank and Arab Bank PLC to stop accepting funds for donation to DCI-P. NGO Monitor has published a point-by-point rebuttal to the claims made by DCI-P and other groups that are incorporated into McCollum’s bill. For example, the bill relies on claims of physical violence against minors collected by DCI-P, when “very few actual complaints are either submitted to the appropriate Israeli civilian or military authorities or raised in court, and even fewer are found to be justified. In practice, the claims are made based on anonymous complainants ‘interviewed’ by DCI-P staffers.” McCollum’s bill also attempts to pass off accusations made by DCI-P as findings of the U.S. State Department. Missing from the bill, and the DCI-P propaganda on which it is based, is the history of Palestinian terror groups using children to carry out suicide bombings and stabbings, or paying teenagers to die in border riots. The omission is glaring in light of a DCI-P program director admitting on television that Palestinian minors commit terror attacks to enhance their societal status. If the real concern were how Palestinian children are treated, DCI-P would not blame Israel for Hamas training Palestinan youth to kidnap soldiers, use weapons, and infiltrate Israel though tunnels. And members of Congress would not express concern for Palestinian children only as a cudgel against the Jewish state. The discriminatory smears would be bad enough, but there’s more. McCollum’s bill also seeks to appropriate $19 million every year for “nongovernmental organizations from the United States, Israel, or the Occupied Palestinian Territory” to “monitor” these alleged abuses. No wonder anti-Israel NGOs like DCI-P, the American Friends Service Committee, Jewish Voice for Peace, Center for Constitutional Rights, and the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (the American umbrella group of the BDS movement) have endorsed the bill. It is almost as if they wrote it. The good news is that the bill has been referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, where it will likely die over the objections of committee member Omar. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has withdrawn her co-sponsorship of the bill, which she claims was given by mistake. DeLauro told The Intercept she opposes the bill because it “seeks to single out Israel for criticism, and seeks to appropriate money to investigate, document, and report only on Israeli abuses.” That McCollum’s bill retains the co-sponsorship of “the squad” is a reminder that the Corbynization of the Democratic Party continues, even after Congress overwhelmingly condemned the BDS movement. Warren Henry is the nom de plume of an attorney practicing in the State of Illinois.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 27, 2019 14:25:56 GMT -6
A mother from Washington, D.C., says her political-consultant husband left her for Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to a divorce filing obtained by The New York Post. nypost.com/2019/08/27/my-husband-dumped-me-for-rep-ilhan-omar-dc-mom-says-in-divorce-filing/Dr. Beth Jordan Mynett says her cheating spouse, Tim Mynett, told her in April that he was having an affair with the Somali-born US representative and that he even made a “shocking declaration of love” for the Minnesota congresswoman before he ditched his wife, alleges the filing, submitted in DC Superior Court on Tuesday. The physician, 55, and her 38-year-old husband — who has worked for lefty Democrats such as Omar and her Minnesota predecessor, Keith Ellison — have a 13-year-old son together. “The parties physically separated on or about April 7, 2019, when Defendant told Plaintiff that he was romantically involved with and in love with another woman, Ilhan Omar,” the court papers say. ......... Here’s something even more interesting: “The 37-year-old congresswoman and mom of three paid Tim Mynett and his E. Street Group approximately $230,000 through her campaign since 2018 for fundraising consulting, digital communications, internet advertising and travel expenses,” the Post reported.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 27, 2019 14:39:41 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 27, 2019 17:10:47 GMT -6
amp.dailycaller.com/2019/08/27/ilhan-omar-funded-travel-alleged-affairRep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign has disbursed tens of thousands of dollars in “travel expenses” to the company owned by the political strategist whose wife accused him Tuesday of having an affair with the Minnesota Democrat. Federal Election Commission (FEC) records reveal the Omar campaign began making travel reimbursements to Tim Mynett’s company, E. Street Group, LLC, on April 1, about a week before Dr. Beth Jordan Mynett said her husband admitted to having an affair with the congresswoman, according to a divorce filing the New York Post first reported on. Omar’s campaign funded $21,547 in travel for E. Street Group starting in April, FEC records show. Tim Mynett is a partner with the company, according to his LinkedIn profile. Beth Mynett said in her court filing that Tim Mynett’s “extensive travel” with Omar is likely unrelated to his work with E. Street Group. (RELATED: Washington DC Mom Says Her Husband Left Her Over Affair With Ilhan Omar) “Defendant’s more recent travel and long work hours now appear to be more related to his affair with Rep. Omar than with his actual work commitments,” the document states. Government ethics watchdog Tom Anderson of the conservative National Legal and Policy Center said Omar may have violated campaign finance law if she used campaign funds to pursue a romantic affair. “We believe Representative Ilhan Omar may have touched the third rail of campaign finance law: disbursing campaign funds for personal use,” Anderson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “It’s a brazen act Representative Omar was caught doing before in Minnesota and all of the evidence we’ve seen tells us she’s probably doing it again.” The Minnesota campaign finance and public disclosure board issued a $500 fine to Omar in June for improperly using her campaign funds to pay for travel to a conference in Florida. The Omar campaign and E. Street Group did not immediately return requests for comment.
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Post by soonernvolved on Aug 28, 2019 4:50:07 GMT -6
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