Ilhan Omar: The Netanyahu Government Should Stop the Expansion of Settlements if Israel Wants the U.S. Aid

Omar My colleague and ░░░░░░░░ are not the only ░░░░░░░░ who are being denied ░░░░░░░░ right to see for ░░░░░░░░ the reality on the ░░░░░░░░ on the West Bank ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu government for example ░░░░░░░░ currently trying to deport ░░░░░░░░ Shakir a human rights ░░░░░░░░ with Human Rights Watch ░░░░░░░░ he has reported on ░░░░░░░░ rights conditions in the ░░░░░░░░ Bank and Gaza Last ░░░░░░░░ the Netanyahu government refused ░░░░░░░░ to American citizen Katherine ░░░░░░░░ and my friend Vince ░░░░░░░░ who had arrived on ░░░░░░░░ human rights mission All ░░░░░░░░ these actions have nothing ░░░░░░░░ nothing to bring us ░░░░░░░░ to peace In fact ░░░░░░░░ do the opposite They ░░░░░░░░ the occupation and prevent ░░░░░░░░ solution to the conflict ░░░░░░░░ we in the United ░░░░░░░░ have a constructive role ░░░░░░░░ play We give Israel ░░░░░░░░ than 3 million in ░░░░░░░░ every year This is ░░░░░░░░ on their being an ░░░░░░░░ ally in the region ░░░░░░░░ the only democracy in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East But denying ░░░░░░░░ to duly elected members ░░░░░░░░ Congress is not consistent ░░░░░░░░ being an ally and ░░░░░░░░ millions of people freedom ░░░░░░░░ movement or expressions or ░░░░░░░░ determination is not consistent ░░░░░░░░ being a democracy We ░░░░░░░░ be asking as Israel ░░░░░░░░ ally the Netanyahu government ░░░░░░░░ the expansion of settlements ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian land and ensure ░░░░░░░░ rights for Palestinians if ░░░░░░░░ are to give them ░░░░░░░░ These are not just ░░░░░░░░ views These are the ░░░░░░░░ held by the range ░░░░░░░░ experts peace advocates on ░░░░░░░░ issue.”