#MyPalestinianSitty was trending on Twitter late on Saturday. "Sitty" is Arabic for "grandmother.""#MyPalestinianSitty is trending and I am overcome with emotions realizing how we are finally humanizing one of the world’s most dehumanized peoples," tweeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.This was my other #MyPalestinianSitty who no one could mess with. She was proud of being from #BeitHanina and was one fierce woman. pic.twitter.com/6VKUArdekD
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 18, 2019
Tlaib requested that Interior Minister Arye Deri grant her permission to visit her grandmother in Beit Ur al-Fauka, saying that she is in her 90’s and this could be the last time she gets to see her. Deri granted permission, as Tlaib was willing at the time to commit to not endorse any calls to boycott the Jewish state while in the West Bank. She later changed her mind and canceled the visit.US President Donald Trump mocked her public change of heart, saying she must not love her grandmother all that much.#MyPalestinianSitty is trending and I am overcome with emotions realizing how we are finally humanizing one of the world’s most dehumanized peoples.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) August 18, 2019
Rep. Tlaib wrote a letter to Israeli officials desperately wanting to visit her grandmother. Permission was quickly granted, whereupon Tlaib obnoxiously turned the approval down, a complete setup. The only real winner here is Tlaib’s grandmother. She doesn’t have to see her now!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2019