The rest of the media continues to ignore Miftah. For most of last week, so too did Fox News. But they finally discovered that Miftah, the radical group sponsoring Omar and Tlaib’s bash Israel tour has ties to terrorism. Miftah even described suicide bombers as “sacrificing their lives for the cause.” Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, two of the loudest anti-Semitic Democrats in the House (but not the only anti-Semites) could have easily gone to Israel on a congressional delegation trip a week earlier, but they chose not to so they could get this attention. Someone may want to mention this to Geraldo Rivera.
| Fox News finally admits Omar, Tlaib trip to Israel sponsored by radical group Miftah |
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That group, named Miftah, has a long record of anti-Israel rhetoric that includes downplaying attacks on Israelis and even describing suicide bombers as “sacrificing their lives for the cause.” It’s a record poised to see new scrutiny as senior Democrats reportedly weigh retaliatory measures for the snub of the two freshman Democrats and the Trump and Netanyahu administrations hit back.
“The organization that is funding their trip is Miftah, which is an avid supporter of BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement), and among whose members are those who have expressed support for terrorism against Israel,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
Netanyahu cited Miftah as he alleged the lawmakers had ulterior, anti-Israel motives in their planned Israel trip.