Denied Entry to U.S., BDS Co-Founder Omar Barghouti Condemns McCarthyite Repression in U.S. & Israel
Democracy Now, 16 April 2019
Critics are demanding answers after the Trump administration refused to allow prominent Palestinian human rights activist Omar Barghouti to enter the United States for a speaking tour, despite his valid U.S. visa. Barghouti is co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, an international campaign to pressure Israel to comply with international law and respect Palestinian rights.
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Co-founder of Palestinian BDS Movement denied entry by U.S. officials, BDS Movement, 10 April 2019
Palestinian BDS Founder Barghouti on Being Denied Entry to U.S.: Israel Outsources Repression, Haaretz, 16 April 2019