Rashida Tlaib is this weeks, Whiner of the Week for flip flopping on her planned to trip to Israel. She is the Whiner this week as she was granted her trip to Israel but back-tracked, flip/flopped, and decided not to go. Was it a ploy.
She could have used this trip to her advantage, she would have had scores of media following her, she bailed. Whiner of the Week.
Timeline of Key Events
Tlaib had compared the HR246 bill as comparable to the American boycott of Nazi-Germany.
She was an early supporter of the bill, but the bill was trounced with it came time to vote.
August 5-11, 41 Democratic House Representatives, led by House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD). This Hoyer led trip was set up by AIPAC, a US/Israeli lobbying group.
Rashida and her fellow Representative Ilhan Omar chose not to go on this trip. Instead they chose to plan their own trip from August 18-22. , titled, “Delegation to Palestine“. Their itinerary is shown at the bottom of this article.
After Trump’s tweet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, up for re-election Sept 17, 2019, on Thursday barred U.S. Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from making a planned trip to Israel, the Guardian reported.
Netanyahu stated, “Only a few days ago, we received their itinerary(see below) for their visit in Israel, which revealed that they planned a visit whose sole objective is to strengthen the boycott against us and deny Israel’s legitimacy,”. Netanyahu said that if Tlaib submitted a request to visit family on humanitarian grounds, Israel would consider it as long as she promised not to promote a boycott against Israel.
The following video, August 19, 2019, shows Tlaib making a statement highlighting the human costs of “travel restrictions”.
If she had gone and visited her grandmother, she might have been a more effective change advocate.
Israel's Legal Viewpoint and Backing
Back on March 6, 2017, the Israeli government inacted a strengthened an anti-boycott Israeli law the Jerusalem Post reported.
It is important to realize Israel is a separate country.
A Dr. Amir Fuchs, an Israeli Democracy Institute researcher viewed the law analytically stating, it’s wording only appears to impact a foreign BDS campaigner “with standing… who can really impact the situation and cause others to boycott Israel.” Rashida Tlaib, as a US House Representative, definitely has standing and would qualify under his interpretation.
A sample of Tlaib's Unflattering Moments
The previous video was taken sometime in August of 2016. It shows Rashida Tlaib being dragged out of a Trump rally. Somehow her decorum was not up to standards.
She is shown here stating “that you guys are crazy”. okay….
Someone yells, “get a job”. She does, two months later she is elected into her Michigan”s 13th congressional district.
The previous video was taken on Jan 3rd, 2017, right after her inauguration. Rashida Tlaib sets the stage for entry into the 116th congress. After being sworn in by Nancy Pelosi, She states, “we are going to impeach the Mother$$$ker!”.
Tlaib/Omar Trip Itinerary
A new lawsuit against her
Laura Loomer, a reporter/political activists/journalist has initiated a $2M lawsuit against Tlaib for assault.
The following video shows Laura trying to ask questions of Rashida at a town meeting.
On a lighter note
