Despite Entry Ban, Activist Omar Barghouti Speaks to DC Audience
NOVANEWS
SAMI TAYEB
WAGING PEACE
Peter Beinart (l) and Omar Barghouti (on the screen) discuss the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. (Staff photo S. Tayeb).
The day before Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, was set to begin a speaking tour in the U.S., he was notified by authorities at Ben Gurion Airport that he would not be allowed to board his flight to the United States. Told it was an immigration matter, the order came from the U.S. consulate in Tel Aviv via U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. His denial of entry came despite Barghouti holding a U.S. visa valid through January 2021.
On April 11, Barghouti was scheduled to speak at an event co-hosted by the Arab American Institute (AAI) and New York ...