Radical anti-Israel group to host Capitol Hill briefing

July 22, 2019   

(IPT) A virulently anti-Israel advocacy group is hosting a Capitol Hill briefing tomorrow where it will allege Israeli mistreatment of American citizens.

American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) was able to secure a room in the Longworth House Office Building, which serves U.S. House of Representatives members and their staffs. AMP plans to allege that U.S. citizens visiting Israel and the West Bank “have reported being physically abused, detained for hours of humiliating questions, strip searched, denied entry and forced to buy plane tickets back to the US. Worse (sic) of all, Israeli forces have killed or gravely injured US citizens.”

AMP is not a reliable actor. It routinely hosts conferences that serve as a platform for Israel bashers and openly approves of “resistance” against the “Zionist state.”

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