JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said Tuesday he has recommended a complete ban on the entry of activist Linda Sarsour into Israel.
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Chikli said the recommendation followed an investigation by his ministry and cited Sarsour’s involvement in the BDS movement, which advocates economic, cultural and academic boycotts of Israel. He accused her of promoting campaigns aimed at isolating Israel internationally and opposing the country’s security policies.
⛔️ Sovereign nations protect their borders. Israel will no longer open its gates to those who work to destroy it.
Following a thorough investigation by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, I have recommended a complete ban on Linda Sarsour’s entry into Israel.
Sarsour is a leading… pic.twitter.com/OWMY7xS5fo
— עמיחי שיקלי – Amichai Chikli (@AmichaiChikli) June 2, 2026
Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist born and raised in New York, gained national prominence as a progressive political organizer and former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York. She was one of the national co-chairs of the 2017 Women’s March and has been a leading advocate for Palestinian rights in the United States.
Over the years, Sarsour has become a polarizing figure. Supporters have praised her activism on civil rights, immigration and social justice issues, while critics have accused her of promoting anti-Israel rhetoric and supporting movements that seek to delegitimize Israel. She has denied accusations of antisemitism and has said her criticism is directed at Israeli government policies rather than Jewish people.
In a statement posted on social media, Chikli said Israel “will no longer open its gates to those who work to destroy it” and argued that individuals who seek to harm or weaken the country should not be permitted entry.
Israeli authorities did not immediately announce whether a final decision had been made regarding Sarsour’s ability to enter the country.
Why hasn’t this rabid dog been barred decades ago?!!
Also, don’t call her a “palestinian”, because there never was such nation as “palestinians”. Before Britain occupied Eretz Yisroel from the Turks, term “palestine” was used exclusively in the christian “bibles” and European maps. Between 1919 and 1948, during the British mandate, a “palestinian” in the British lingo meant someone, usually referring to a Jew, residing in the geographic region that Europeans called Palestine. Internally, the Jews themselves called the region Eretz Yisroel. The few local arabs that lived there would refer to themselves as simply Arabs. The region was never called “Palestine” in the traditional arab language, islamic literature all the way back to the seventh century or during the four prior centuries of the Ottoman empire’s occupation. In fact, there’s no “p” sound in Arabic altogether. The arabs can’t even pronounce “palestine”.
They should invite her to go back and stay in Gaza – we dont need her in the USA.
Great. But I doubt she was ever planning on going
The fact that it would even be a consideration that the country would let her in is a failure on its own
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Let her rot, you know where !
They should have had her make the trip and once she lands at BGU, deny her entry and send her back….
After seeing her picture, I understand the preference for goats.