Israel/Palestine

Omar and and Tlaib are antisemites who oppose Israel's existence. Their stance is not mere "criticism". Israel has a law barring such people from entering. Because of that, the Israelis were going to be damned either way. If they blocked Tlaib and Omar they would be violating Liberal principles and they would be criticized for it. If they let Omar and Tlaib into Israel, they would: 1) Be creating an exception to their law that other high ranking Israel haters and antisemites would exploit. 2) Create a propaganda boon for the more radical Palestinian factions. 3) Give Omar and Tlaib an opportunity to do who knows what mischief while they were in Israel. The consequences of allowing them in were unpredictable; those for barring them were not. Israel chose the devil they knew. I think most Democrats would understand that this is not an attack on Democrats. On the other hand, if Tlaib and Omar actually represent the thinking of Democrats on Israel, then the Israelis aren't losing much.