(Haaretz) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, sharply criticized the Biden administration’s decision to grant Israel entry into the coveted U.S. Visa Waiver Program, citing Israel’s “discriminatory” treatment of Americans as well as her own personal experience being denied entry.
“The Biden Administration’s decision to admit Israel into the Visa Waiver Program explicitly condones and enables the Israeli government’s discriminatory practices towards Americans requesting entry, including hours of detainment and interrogation,” the Michigan lawmaker said, echoing the criticisms that have emerged in the aftermath of the U.S. government’s historic decision.
“The far-right Israeli government routinely discriminates against Americans seeking to enter the country, even denying myself and Congresswoman [Ilhan] Omar entry in 2019,” she said.
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