http://www.dailywire.com/news/51069/gop-senator-denied-entry-russia-squad-quiet-molly-prince
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) revealed on Monday that the Russian government has officially denied him a visa to travel to the country as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation.
Johnson, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation was scheduled to meet with a variety of Russian officials and civil organization, but was ultimately barred from entering the country over legislation that he sponsored aiming to "hold Russia accountable for its aggression to Ukraine." ...
Russia's decision to deny entry to Johnson comes only two weeks after Israel ignited a media firestorm by blocking Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from entering the Jewish state.
Both far-left congresswomen have been intensely critical of Israel, even introducing legislation promoting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS is considered by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to be "the most prominent effort to undermine Israel's existence," and the Israeli Knesset consequently passed an anti-BDS law in 2017 that blocks foreign activists from gaining entry into the country. ...
However, despite their outrage over Israel's decision to block members of the United States Congress, they have remained silent on Russia's decision to block a member of the United States Congress. ...
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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