Israel bars Congress members who support boycott from entering.

[Aldebaran]

Ah! So you support attacking your political rivals and don't prioritize free speech. Just as I said.

So's law isn't going to work here.
I support a sovereign nation setting and enforcing its own rules, just as I said.

 

[Speedwell]

So's law isn't going to work here.
I support a sovereign nation setting and enforcing its own rules, just as I said.

Israel can do whatever it likes. That's not the point.

 

[Aldebaran]

Israel can do whatever it likes. That's not the point.

Including keeping people out who want to go there to protest against the country.
Understand that what I was talking about was with a different member.

 

[mark46]

Perhaps, this is a bit extreme. I think that a country should be able to exclude anyone they want from entering their countries. For example, China should be free to exclude anyone from the US, without special permission. Sovereignty is sovereignty. Note that actions against US citizens within China are another matter entirely. I do NOT have a right to travel wherever in the world I wish. We do NOT have a world government, with a world set of rules. Neither does a US congressperson.

Obviously, this isn't directly to the instant case, where the exception was approved.

 

[Aldebaran]

Perhaps, this is a bit extreme. I think that a country should be able to exclude anyone they want from entering their countries. For example, China should be free to exclude anyone from the US, without special permission. Sovereignty is sovereignty. Note that actions against US citizens within China are another matter entirely. I do NOT have a right to travel wherever in the world I wish. We do NOT have a world government, with a world set of rules. Neither does a US congressperson.

Obviously, this isn't directly to the instant case, where the exception was approved.

That's the part we don't hear much about on the news. They keep saying they were denied entry. I guess that's what we're meant to focus on.

 

[Belk]

So's law isn't going to work here.

And yet you keep misrepresenting others reasons.

Pot : Kettle

I support a sovereign nation setting and enforcing its own rules, just as I said.

Do you support sovereign countries punishing another countries leaders political rivals? Last I heard there were no rules keeping US government officials out of Israel.

 

[Aldebaran]

Do you support sovereign countries punishing another countries leaders political rivals? Last I heard there were no rules keeping US government officials out of Israel.

Irrelevant. The denial had nothing to do with keeping US govt. officials out of Israel. It had to do with going there to protest against the country.

 

[Belk]

Irrelevant. The denial had nothing to do with keeping US govt. officials out of Israel. It had to do with going there to protest against the country.

According to whom?

 

[Aldebaran]

According to whom?

News reports.

"Israel last week blocked the two Democratic House members from a planned trip to that country over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement.

Soon thereafter, however, Tlaib was granted the opportunity to visit her grandmother on a “humanitarian” visa but then announced she was staying in the U.S. because of Israel’s “oppressive” restriction.

What restriction? Not to advocate for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement."
Rubin: Israel kept out hateful troublemakers

 

[Belk]

News reports.

"Israel last week blocked the two Democratic House members from a planned trip to that country over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement.

Soon thereafter, however, Tlaib was granted the opportunity to visit her grandmother on a “humanitarian” visa but then announced she was staying in the U.S. because of Israel’s “oppressive” restriction.

What restriction? Not to advocate for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement."
Rubin: Israel kept out hateful troublemakers

"News reports" are not a whom.

 

[Aldebaran]

"News reports" are not a whom.

The Mainstream Media then. Use Google, find any one of the related articles and take your pick. There's plenty of them to choose from.

EDIT: Or how about the actual letter written by the congress lady herself as posted by hislegacy in post #112?

 

[hislegacy]

The title of the thread is inaccurate because after receiving this letter. Israel quickly granted her request on the grounds of humanitarian needs.

It was the good congresswoman who then backed out.

 

[Belk]

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The title of the thread is inaccurate because after receiving this letter. Israel quickly granted her request on the grounds of humanitarian needs.

It was the good congresswoman who then backed out.

Under what imposed conditions?

 

[Belk]

The Mainstream Media then. Use Google, find any one of the related articles and take your pick. There's plenty of them to choose from.

The Mainstream Media is not a whom either.

EDIT: Or how about the actual letter written by the congress lady herself as posted by hislegacy in post #112?

The letter states nothing about the reason she was denied entry.

 

[hislegacy]

Under what imposed conditions?

Read her letter. Her own words said she wouldn’t promote any boycotts.

She offered, they said yes, she backed out.

 

[Aldebaran]

Under what imposed conditions?

That she behaves herself while there.

 

[Aldebaran]

The Mainstream Media is not a whom either.

It'll have to do.

The letter states nothing about the reason she was denied entry.

Nor does it state the real reason she wanted to go there. Therefore, it was a deception. The fact that she backed out is further proof of that.

 

[Belk]

Read her letter. Her own words said she wouldn’t promote any boycotts.

She offered, they said yes, she backed out.

Well, that kind of undermines her claims of moral outrage.

 

[Belk]

It'll have to do.

Apparently.

Nor does it state the real reason she wanted to go there. Therefore, it was a deception. The fact that she backed out is further proof of that.

My but your sure are quick to assume you know others motivation and presume it is negative.

 

[Aldebaran]

My but your sure are quick to assume you know others motivation and presume it is negative.

It certainly wasn't positive. See for yourself: