condemned a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization d. Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned the decision of the Israeli occupation government to prevent the two members of the US Congress, Rachida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering Palestine.
It said in a statement on Thursday that this flawed and immoral decision by the government of the Israeli far right is a slap in the face of the American people, stresses Israel´s lack of respect for peoples and their elected representatives. The rest of the world. "
She stressed that Israel, the occupying power, has no right to prevent the entry of members of Congress, Taleb and Omar, who wanted to communicate with the Palestinian people and see the reality of what is happening on the ground and to know the nature of the occupation and its practices, stressing in this context on their right and duty as representatives of the American people to be informed about policies. And the US actions affecting Palestine, Israel and the world.
Ashrawi noted in her statement that Taleb and Omar were prevented from visiting Palestine because of their courageous political positions and their principled commitment to universal human rights. "While the occupation usurps the right of our people to receive visitors, supporters and supporters in their homeland, the American-Israeli Public Relations Committee (AIPAC) grants the right to fund visits to Israel this week for nearly 80 US congressmen who are primarily biased toward Israel," she said. And its ideology. "
Ashrawi pointed out that Israel behaves as a state above the law that violates international and international humanitarian law uncontrollably, and that the entry of Talib and Omar comes as part of a systematic campaign to isolate the Palestinian cause from the world and to cover up its ongoing crimes and violations by all means, including coercion and censorship. Demand in this regard the countries of the whole world, including those who desist in defending the illegal occupation to stop this blind and immoral support.
At the end of her statement, she also denounced the position of US President Donald Trump, who supported Israel´s decision and even incited it to deputies of the American people and attacked his elected representatives.
