Is their headline, israel denies entry to reps omar and tlaib. Followed unusual intervention by the president who advisors say is trying to sow divisions by shining a spotlight on its most liberal members. In the New York Times, they frame it this way. By enlisting a foreign power to take action against two american citizens, mr. Trump crossed a line others have not, exporting his partisan battles between and he demonstrated the length see will go to target domestic opponents. The president yesterday sending out several tweets about this. In one of his tweets, he said the following, it would show great weakness it israel allowed the represented haves to visit. They hate israel and all jewish people and there can be nothing that could be said done to change their mind. For a Campaign Rally yesterday, this is what the president had to say. [video clip] the need tou feel get involved in the two congresswomens trip to israel . I am only involved in that they are very antijewish and antiisrael. I think it is disgraceful the things they said. What they have said about israel and jewish people is a horrible thing and they have become the face of the democrat party. I did absolutely put out a strong statement. If you look at their language and what they have said, if i said it, it would be a horrible month, to put it mildly. The things they have said, omar, isib, what they said disgraceful. If they want to let them in, they can, but i dont cant imagine why they would do it. Host the reaction from the decision of the Prime Minister of israel by rashida to leave tlaib. My tweeted this woman is city. I am who i am because of her. Because theeakness truth of what is happening to palestinians is frightening. Omar tative ilhan deny entry to representatives of the u. S. Government. Trumps muslim ban is what israel is implement a. Denying entry not only limits our ability to learn from israelis, but enters palace palestinian r brutal realities of the occupation and aligned himself with islam of phobos like donald like donaldbes trump. The statement from Benjamin Netanyahu writing as a free and vibrant democracy, israel is open to critics and criticism with one exception, israeli law prohibits the entry of those who work to impose boycotts on israel as to other democracies who prohibit the entry of people who seek to harm the country. In the past, the u. S. Did this to other public figures from around the world. Are promoting the legislation of boycotts against israel in the american congress. A few days ago we received the itinerary for their visit, which revealed they plan to visit whose sole objective is to strengthen the boycott against. S and deny israels legitimacy the Organization Funding their trip is an avid supporter of those who expressed support for terrorism against israel. As Prime Minister, i support the decision. Thisashington post notes in their reporting from representative omars office, one staffer told a reporter the representatives had meetings lined up with arab and jewish members as well as planned visits with current and former u. S. Ambassadors. David freedom friedman and dan shapiro. A democrat had visited israel through the same propalestinian group in recent years using the same itinerary and israel did not object. There is news this morning on this story, the Associated Press reporting the interior minister has received and granted a request by Rashida Tlaib to enter the west bank on humanitarian grounds. The minister she will not be allowed to enter into israel. Your reaction to this story this morning. John in south carolina, republican. You are up first. Good morning. I have got to punch the number. You are on now. Caller thank you. I did not know whether i was in early onset or what. Call. You for taking my this is an example of israel emphasizing this power. When it comes to President Trump making a Statement Like that, he has free speech rights. This happens to be the first president that has gone to twitter or other avenues and expressed his opinion, which i am sure is the opinion of a lot of americans. After all, he is elected president. When it comes to israelis, they are always going to air on the on the caution err side of caution and i think they are trying to extend an olive branch by letting the congresswoman seek her grandmother see her grandmother. I can see why they would not like them to come. They are selling the seeds of owinglism where ash s the seeds of socialism wherever they go. Thanks for taking my call and god bless america. Host let me get your reaction to the New York Times editorial, israel he andn unamerican. Robustld a country with pluralistic democracy barr nonviolent visitors based on their political beliefs . I have to put a comparison of look at what we have done with cair. It has many routes that go back to the Muslim Brotherhood and eral members coconspirators and we allow them to operate. If i had my choice, i would not let them operate in the United States because of what they have done and what they espouse. That is just me. Host i will leave it there and we will go to robert in kentucky. Caller good morning. I really think that israel dictates americas Foreign Policy throughout the middle east. Whatever israel says, america will rebut and do. Mr. Trump does not like the congress ladies, he does not his representative omar and crowd shouted go back to where they came from. She has been here as a citizen longer than President Trumps wife. I think the rhetoric is wrong. I think netanyahu should not be allowed to dictate Foreign Policy of america because these are duly elected representatives and they have a right to go and one sits on the Foreign Relations committee, she has a right to see how that money is spent when israel gets 4 billion yearly. Something is wrong with that picture. Host the Congressional Research service at the beginning of this month put out a paper about aid to israel and they note you can find it if you go online, they write israel is the Largest Cumulative recipient of u. S. Foreign assistance since world war ii. The United States provided inael 143 142. 3 billion bilateral assistance funding. From 1971 to 1997, received economic assistance. You should check that out for yourself. In california,d and independent. Caller good morning. Thank you for taking my call. Decision. Th israels israel is a sovereign nation, they have a right to decide who comes in our country, not to mention these two congresswomen communistemitic and and if you read the bible, it says if you bless israel, you will be blessed. If you curse israel, you will be cursed. I completely agree with trump and netanyahu not letting them in. I dont even think they should serve in the u. S. Congress, they should be removed for treason. Host the Washington Post notes omarsentatives tlaib and have said their criticisms are based on policy differences and repeatedly denied harboring animus toward jews or israelis. Derek in maryland, good morning. Fromr that caller california was a typical far right idiot who knows nothing. Host lets not call people names. Caller i am sorry, we will talk about that chubby orange guy running the country. Host lets keep it caller i wont say that either, even though he calls people names, but that is okay. He goes around saying democrats hate jews. 74 of Jewish Americans disapprove of trump. Is undernow netanyahu investigation. His wife is serving time for taking bribes. He goes trump around and says democrats hate jews. With this wrong country . These people dont care nothing about israel at all. Lets not be caught up in this nonsense. We have next year, november, lets get rid of this guy. With the headline the legalhu cloud over the Prime Ministers wife has no direct influence on Corruption Cases facing her husband. Hannah in california, republican. Caller hi. I did not hear the whole show, so i dont know if anyone brought this up. When israel was willing to let them in, even knowing what their attitudes were toward israel and negative,h are very they asked them to tour israel and show how people got along together there and showed some of the upside of israel on an officials. Ur with the women refused to tour anything with israeli officials, they would not cooperate with that at all, they were not there to learn anything about israel or experience it firsthand. In my opinion, they were there basically to make trouble the same way they do here now this is my opinion, but i have done a lot of research on the internet about both of them and connections toas palestinian terrorists. There is a video i saw about her facebook friends. Host where do you see this and do you trust of the source . Not i am not on facebook, so i was not able to go and check. It seemed i cannot know 100 , but they showed the facebook page, they showed photographs of her with people who are known supporters of terrorism thanking her for helping her get elected. She does not make a secret about it. Caller host the group she was going with and according to the Washington Post, they did plan to meet with israeli members of the legislative body there and that was on their agenda. They plant to go to israel. The group they are going with, that other members of congress have gone with to israel before organizationt headed by a palestinian lawmaker and longtime peace negotiator. Lets go to ken in washington, d. C. An independent. Caller good morning. The prior two callers were absolutely spot on. They are not necessarily one in the same because when you criticize israel, you are not criticizing criticizing israel and their policy, you are not criticizing every race and religion. Ultimately, israel has been doing things that should be criticized for years, even in 1967 when they attacked the uss liberty and killed multiple sailors and torpedoed the ship and never apologized for years, that is neither here or there. When duly elected officials are trying to find how the money is spent israel is doing nothing different than south africa did. The colonial mentality and then you make people that are oppressed or starved or hungry look like they are the bad guys and that is why you have this previous caller that spoke about the congresswoman being related to a terrorist organization or the first caller this is the 100 year memorial of people with killed throughout this entire country, but nothing has changed at all. It is unfortunate because i know you have to have a certain bias. It is really to see and listen and engage on what the mentality is, these people have absolutely, no sense of responsibility to other fellow americans or oppressed people. It is unfortunate. Especially in a nation like this that does not adhere to those values. In. James, opinion your reaction to the news this morning . Caller i agree with the last caller and we give israel aid. Those people are represented by. He American People i can see this morning you have some kind of bias in allowing people to speak their opinion. You are a moderator. As long as no one is threatening anyone, they should have the right to say what they want against israel. Said Nelson Mandela was a terrorist. States arethe united the only two countries that continue to support apartheid this does not affect everybody the same, it is not personal to you, greta, because you are white. Just like trump is saying and democrats pray to put up the number of represented ups who jewish and representatives who are jewish. These reps entered as have the right to say and do what they want to. Cut the aid off to israel and they had they have the right to do what they want to. A large number of democrat representatives are jewish. In the Republican Party, how many do they have . A races using this as issue and he is going to make ocratic voters not support especially voters of color, not support the Democratic Party. These people have the right to say what they want. , fromon aid to israel that document, 3. 3 billion in Foreign Military financing, of which 815 million is for offshore procurement. In migration refugee. Ssistance again, interested, want to learn more . Go to crs. Gov. This put together by the Congressional Research service at the beginning of the month. Frank in oklahoma, independent. Good morning to you. Let me see if i can try one more time. Frank, are you there . Caller i am. Host all right. Go ahead. Fair, i know you are so but people are calling in in support of israel, you cut them off and ask them questions, dont let them make statements, but the people against israel and all that, you let them ramble on that was back in the 1940s, not in the 1960s. You dont check those peoples comments. Host it is impossible to be a fact checker of everything goal single thing people say. Caller you sure seem to interrupt people in support of israel. Maybe i have got it wrong. Genesishapter 12 of said people who bless israel, he will bless and people who curse israel will be cursed. If israel does not want people in there supporting the boycott and the deal, they are well within their rights. In fact, it is law that they cannot let those people in. It is not trump, it is not ofanyahu, it is the laws israel presenting preventing those people getting in there. That is about all i have got to say. If you dont believe the scriptures, curse israel and be cursed. The nations that curse israel will disappear from this planet in destruction in the very near future. Host frank in oklahoma and on the law passed two years ago, the New York Times says the law was aimed at outspoken supporters of the boycott divestment and sanctions movement who encouraged individuals and institutions to work to pressure israel to end the occupation of much of the tot bank, grant equality palestinian citizens of israel and allow them to return to the home in which they were displaced in 1948. Hollis in illinois. Caller how are you doing . I wanted to make a comment. I dont know if people realize it, but the palestinians were the only ones who let the ship at certain points in europe. They talk about palestinians like they are about trying to destroy israel. They are trying to get their rights like anyone else. Host jean in texas. Caller thank you for taking my call. I want to say i am disappointed in washington journal. I used to go to washington journal because i could get an unbiased opinion on everything going on. Lately, what i see and especially on this topic where trump makes a statement and all of a sudden you are bringing up all these things against trump that say it is his fault. I dont know if anybody can tell the Prime Minister of israel what to do. I think he will make his own decision and i do not agree with you. Everything trump says, you are on him like all the other news media and i am very disappointed. Orange, texas. Joining us, scott long, senior staff writer the hill newspaper to talk about the members of congress wanting to visit israel. Anddid this trip come about talk about the other members of congress that have also visited israel during this congressional break. Guest good morning, greta. To be clear, there are two trips. The first trip was a much larger congressional delegation led by the majority leader, steny hoyer republican, and the leader, Kevin Mccarthy of california. They led 40 bipartisan lawmakers to israel last week. Some of them are still there meeting with leaders of both israel and palestinian leaders. The trip was sponsored by education arm of the very powerful jewish lobby. Clearly the two progressive women have had differences with apac and decided not to go on that trip, which was available to all members of congress. The women decided they would travel themselves, sponsored by a Palestinian Organization this weekend. They were scheduled to head out to israel on sunday and that is where they ran into some trouble after President Trump urged netanyahu to block entry to these very progressive, outspoken women. Governmenthe israeli and the Prime Minister were they aware of the president s position before they sent out that tweet . Guest we dont have any direct knowledge of conversations between President Trump and the palestinian the israeli president , netanyahu, but axios did report earlier this week that the president was communicating to his top advisers that netanyahu should block both omar and tlaib from entering israel. Certainly President Trumps message was known and then yesterday morning as word started to get around that perhaps israel would make this move formal, President Trump tweeted publicly urging netanyahu to block the two women from entering the country and shortly they are shortly thereafter, israel made the final decision the two women would not be allowed. , thebeing said, since then Israeli Government has heard a , whoion from Rashida Tlaib is a palestinian american, who requested a chance to visit her 90yearold grandmother, who is ailing, and said this would be her last chance to visit her grandmother, who lives in the west bank and israel did grant to that, so she will be able visit although probably heavily supervised. Her 90yearold grandmother in the west bank. Host these congresswomen have engaged in what people have called antisemitic tropes and been criticized by those in their own party. What is the reaction from Democratic Leaders to this decision now by the Israeli Government . Guest these two women have clashed with t