Law Center Trying to Bar Rep. Omar from Entering Israel
Posted on AllSides August 1st, 2019
From The Right
Shurat HaDin, a Tel Aviv-based law center, is seeking to bar Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from entering Israel over her support for boycotts of the nation, The Times of Israel is reporting.
The center said it asked the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday to demand the Interior Minister’s office exercise its power to deny her entry when she arrives for an upcoming tour.
The newspaper noted Omar has introduced a bill championing the right of U.S. citizens to boycott foreign nations.
And it cited a 2017 Israel law that says...
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