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The Aftermath of the Omar-Tlaib Entry Ban
(Los Angeles Jewish Journal) Shmuel Rosner - Reps. Tlaib and Omar have no inherent right to visit Israel. Some people say: you must tolerate critics. We do. In fact, we tolerate much more than our fair share of critics. Israelis have the right to criticize Israel from within, and all others are free to criticize Israel where they are. It is reasonable for a state to say that it is willing to engage with everyone except those openly seeking its destruction. It is useful for a country, and for its critics, when a line of intolerability is drawn for everybody to see. That way, there is no confusion. You want to be a critic and still engage Israel in conversation? Here is a line you cannot cross.