AP Analysis: Trump uses Israel to fuel partisan fires
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August 16, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's encouragement and support of Israel's decision to ban two Democratic lawmakers may play well to his political base, but it could endanger the foundations of the U.S.-Israel relationship in the longer term.
The move to bar Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from Israel fueled a partisan fire over the Jewish state that has been raging in the United States, with Trump eagerly fanning the flames.
Trump celebrated Israel's decision on Twitter and framed the issue in decidedly political terms: "Representatives Omar and Tlaib are the...
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