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Invoke one of the congresswomans grandmothers. and you have the congresswoman rashida tlaib which, over the course of the past several days, highlighted the plight of the palestinian people and anyone who a who have descendants abroad who simply want to go visit their grandmother and they need permission from the israeli military to access one of the territories. but there is a calculation in this, and that is some of the losers. most importantly, people have begun to question the u.s.-israel sp...

Goodbye. the group that sponsored them is almost a hate group. yes, juan that, hasnt been reported. notice who didnt go on the trip, aoc. wonder why. nancy when she had 19 oon 1 with aoc after thor can flufl probably said youre a rising star, smart woman, sprapt your steph from the rest of those people, theyre not doing you any good. >> oh my gosh. >> support for israel used to be bipartisan thing. and just two weeks ago, within the last week, i think 51 members of congress, republicans and demo...

To ban tlaib and ihlan omar from visiting the country. president trump encouraged the move against the democrats, both members of the squad and his political foes. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu explained the ban this way. the plan of the two congresswomen is only to damage israel and to meant against israel. his announcement was shorgt after a tweet from president trump in which he said it would show great weakness. >> speaker nancy pelosi said it was beneath the dignity of the great...

Their family without any conditions or pressure. >> we already know that there was a political fight going on between trump and these two congresswomen, tlaib and omar and now that seems its extended a little bit to israel. israels interior minister tweeted shortly after tlaibs statement and said it seems that her hatred of israel overpowers her love for her grandmother, so a stinging criticism there. this fight is just as bitter as it has been the last 48 hours or so. >> well see where this goe...

Of the united states was telling any foreign government, ally or foe not to admit members of the united states congress. its apparent that benjamin netanyahu is putting his own re-election hopes which dependent upon him cur rying cu favor with the far right in israel above the u.s.-israel relationship. and no one whos a friend to israel would ever do this. and the reason is the survival of the relationship depends upon it being bipartisan, and that is why apac came out and to the exception of wh...

Apac came out and said this is a bad move. your take this morning? >> i was disappointed initially. anyone that a foreigner who supports the bds movement isnt allowed in the country as a rule. it isnt as if they didnt have a basis. also the itinerary was provocative. that was a justifiable complaint. you know, tlaib and omar had the opportunity to go over there with a bipartisan group of lawmakers which have gone over there dozens of them have done that. apac has hosted lawmakers for years in th...

Swerdlick joins us now. you even have the pro-israel group apac opposing the presidents support for israel barring congresswomen ilhan omar and rashida tlaib from going. >> lets step back a little bit and we know the president has been trying to prop up congresswomen omar and tlaib and some of the other liberal freshman for some time as part of the squad. when the president said last month or tweeted last month in a clearly racist comment these two congresswomen and others should go back to thei...

Grandmother to do that, she just couldnt stand it. ive been talking to a lot of democrats. a lot have been trying to put theme selves, yeah, restart the partys friendship with israel and say, look, we are supporters of israel, we have been there. now theyre in this weird position where theyre having to embrace these two women that they dont agree with on israel policy and criticize a country that they have long since ben with. trump, if he really cared about the u.s. relationship with israel, he...

Goodbye. the group that sponsored them is almost a hate group. yes, juan that, hasnt been reported. notice who didnt go on the trip, aoc. wonder why. nancy when she had 19 oon 1 with aoc after thor can flufl probably said youre a rising star, smart woman, sprapt your steph from the rest of those people, theyre not doing you any good. >> oh my gosh. >> support for israel used to be bipartisan thing. and just two weeks ago, within the last week, i think 51 members of congress, republicans and demo...

Have been chris sized for statements that have been considered anti-semitic. the israeli decision was announced shortly after a tweet coming from president trump in which he said it would show great weakness if israel loud representative omar and tlaib to visit. >> the ban sparked a mountain of criticism from democrats, speaker nancy pelosi saying its beneath the dignity of the great state of israel and apac, the prominent lobbying in the u.s., opposing the ban. they disagree with the support of...