| | Though members of the Squad (particularly Ocasio-Cortez) have on occasion claimed to be the "victims" of numerous death threats for their attacks on Trump, congressional security officials have confirmed that they have not been threatened more than is average for members of Congress.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/capitol-police-meet-with-members-of-political-squad-about-safety-concerns</ref> | | Though members of the Squad (particularly Ocasio-Cortez) have on occasion claimed to be the "victims" of numerous death threats for their attacks on Trump, congressional security officials have confirmed that they have not been threatened more than is average for members of Congress.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/capitol-police-meet-with-members-of-political-squad-about-safety-concerns</ref> |
| − | Two outspoken [[Jew]]-[[hate]]rs, Tlaib and Omar, have been barred from travelling to [[Israel]].<ref>https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/08/israel-bans-reps-ilhan-omar-and-tlaib-from-entering-the-country/</ref> When Rashida Tlaib requested to visit her mother-in-law (her first husband's mother who is also Rashida Tlaib's grandmother), Israel granted her special permission, which she then spitefully rejected in favor of attending an anti-Jewish event. | + | Two outspoken [[Jew]]-[[hate]]rs, Tlaib and Omar, have been barred from travelling to [[Israel]].<ref>https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/08/israel-bans-reps-ilhan-omar-and-tlaib-from-entering-the-country/</ref> When Rashida Tlaib requested to visit her mother-in-law (her first husband's mother who is also Rashida Tlaib's grandmother), Israel granted her special permission, which she then spitefully rejected in favor of attending an anti-Jewish event. When a Holocaust denier, who had been the runner-up in the Islamic Republic of Iran's International Holocaust Cartoon Competition in 2006, created a cartoon portraying President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] covering the mouths of Tlaib and Omar, with a Star of David in the center of the picture, the two Congresswomen shared and praised the cartoon, a decision which was promptly criticized by conservatives and the Trump administration. |