Ilhan Omar said that she hoped that Israel eliminates Netanyahu

As Israel goes to the polls Tuesday, representative Ilhan Omar said on Sunday that she hoped the country would break with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agenda and defend her support for the Boycott, Divestment movement, Sanction.

Speaking with Margaret Brennan about CBS's "Face the Nation" movie, the Israeli government decided last month to ban Omar from traveling to the country for his support of the movement. BDS. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), A Democrat in Minnesota and a Progressive Congressman, was not allowed to enter Israel after President Donald Trump put pressure on Israeli leaders to prevent them from entering Israel. enter – sparking a reaction from both sides of the aisle, sparking a perceived act of disrespect towards the US Congress.

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"What is really important is that people understand that they must be given the opportunity to ask for the kind of justice they want peacefully," Omar said. "I think the opportunity to boycott, disinvest and punish is the kind of pressure that leads to this peaceful process."

Omar also said that she hoped Israeli voters would consider "Netanyahu's existence, policies, rhetoric" as "contradictory" with the peace process in the region. Netanyahu's campaign promise of annexing large tracts of the West Bank controlled by Israel since 1967. The region would include the Jordan Valley – the bread basket of a proposed Palestinian state and an essential element of the proposal for a settlement. two state solutions.

"For many of us in Congress, long – standing support for a two – state solution and this annexation will now ensure that this peace process does not happen," Omar said.

The campaign's promise came as Netanyahu struggled to beat rival Benny Gantz in the re-election elections held earlier this year, which prevented Netanyahu from forming a ruling coalition. Whoever wins will have a hard time getting a 61-seat coalition in the 120-seat Knesset. Netanyahu has been Prime Minister since 2009.