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Netanyahu: Israel Respects Congress, But Won't Tolerate BDS
(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that while Israel respects all Congress members, it would not welcome those who back boycotts of the Jewish state. "There is only one exception: the exception is the BDS Law that requires us to check the entrance of supporters of BDS." "We respect all parties in the United States, but we also respect ourselves. Everyone who comes to boycott us and comes to undermine the legitimacy of the State of Israel, we don't allow them to enter." Foreign Minister Israel Katz denied reports that President Donald Trump had pressured Israel to disallow the two congresswomen from visiting. He also said the decision to bar the two was made before Trump tweeted support of a ban on Thursday.