The itinerary for the trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories set for this weekend by freshmen Muslim Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) that was canceled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday made no mention of Israel and was titled, “U.S. Congressional Delegation to Palestine”. The trip was sponsored by the anti-Israel Palestinian group Miftah and would have included a visit to the Al Aqsa mosque that was built on the site of the Jewish religion’s holiest site, the Temple Mount.

Excerpt from the New York Times posted to Twitter shows a visit to the Al Aqsa mosque was planned:

5) So what was the trip Omar and Tlaib were planning? They had their own itinerary in mind. As @IKershner of the @nytimes reports: https://t.co/iycSvzSwZ1 pic.twitter.com/WWU836Dx8t — Alex (@JewishWonk) August 15, 2019

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Excerpt from Miftah statement trashing Israel over the decision to bar Omar and Tlaib:

“Like all prolific human rights abusers, Israel wants to impose a blackout on the reality in occupied Palestine and prevent Congresswomen Tlaib, Omar from having direct contact with the Palestinian people, who are subject to Israel’s cruel regime of colonization, oppression, and land grab. Meanwhile, Israel has welcomed AIPAC-organized and funded visits of nearly 80 members of Congress to the region this week. This ban is a clear case of discrimination and hostility based on political views and ethnic background, deserving of moral indignation and unequivocal condemnation in Palestine and the United States.”

Netanyahu released a statement on the cancellation of the trip, noting the insulting labeling of the itinerary and the sponsorship by Miftah.