BDS does not seek to destroy Israel. That is another extremism that needs to be curtailed and put into perspective. BDS is an extreme measure as well, however, it was in place because Israel is impossible to deal with in regard to Palestine. If the two-state solution were ever to manifest the entire idea of BDS would evaporate.
I think the US government inquiry into the lack of intervention by the Ambassadors is in order, these are legally elected representatives of Americans and this is their first year in representing their constituency.
There are missed opportunities everywhere in this situation and it was because Trump wanted to victimize further some freshmen Congresswomen FROM THE OVAL OFFICE to create an election issue. That abuse is causing the problems we see today.
The obvious missed opportunity was having the Congresswomen visit the lands they love and see for themselves the way people live and hear their stories and learn. LEARNING is a huge issue with new Congresswomen and Congressmen and that was simply discarded as unimportant because two powerful men treated these women as OBJECTS for exploitation in elections. These women were not appreciated for the people they sincerely are and their ability to find facts and form opinions beyond what exists today. If anything is true about this situation is that the impression these Congresswomen are coming away with is terrible.
Neither of these Congresswomen have had good experiences and Congresswoman Tlaib became so overwhelmed with whatever restrictions she was encountering she simply took a stand in condemnation of Israel. She also did not have the benefit of visiting a 90 year old grandmother. I can't imagine traveling all that way to learn about the region and see a beloved relative only to have it be used as a political antic.
If the Congresswoman had more experience in all this, she would have benefited in carrying through to see her grandmother and later speaking of her concerns and the intractable circumstances that exist today for the Palestinian people. That is where the extremism has brought the world, to a point of intractable circumstances and further extremism to the point where a USA president backs attacks by Israel into Iraq.
Peace is what is at stake and these two Congresswomen are hardly capable of delivering it if the Prime Minister and President play political games for the sake of their own ambitions.
If the opportunity still exists for Congresswoman Tlaib to visit her grandmother, she should carry through with it. It is the correct thing to do.
The US Government needs to examine the lack of intervention by the Ambassadors to make the trip of these Congresswomen successful in the face of a US President desperate for attention and his politics.
Most of all, the extremism has to resolve and civilized discourse begin to bring the Israeli and Palestinian people peace and prosperity. The Congresswomen need to move forward in their support of peace.
