Israel Bans Omar/Tlaib

[Bengalzona]

Initially, I tended to side with Tlaib on this as I think it is narrow-minded and bad policy to refuse a visit from a politician from an allied country, especially if they have criticized your country. You bypass the opportunity to demonstrate to them how they are wrong about you (and possibly make people start to wonder if maybe they were right). Even Ghaddafi and Kim Jung Il figured that out eventually.

Now I have to criticize Tlaib for the same reason. When you go to another country, you are a guest. When you go to Japan, it is customary to take your shoes off in a lot of places. In Saudi Arabia, apparently you are supposed to mouth kiss and hold hands with the Prince and King when you are hanging around them. In Israel, everyone is expected to observe Shabbat at sundown on Fridays. And if they ask you not to publicly request a boycott of their country, that sure sounds pretty reasonable to me.

And now, everyone loses because stubborn people refuse to sit down and discuss their differences for political hack reasons. What f***ing genius thinks that is a good idea?

Ultimately, it is all one big political horse and pony show. Nothing to see here folks.