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Israel's interior minister said he has granted a humanitarian request by US Democratic Congresswomen Tlaib to visit her grandmother in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, but that she rejected the offer because of the conditions set. The news comes a day after Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely confirmed that Tlaib and her fellow Congresswoman Ilan Omar had been barred from entering the country.

Israel's interior minister said he has granted a humanitarian request by US Democratic Congresswomen Tlaib to visit her grandmother in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, but that she rejected the offer because of the conditions set. The news comes a day after Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely confirmed that Tlaib and her fellow Congresswoman Ilan Omar had been barred from entering the country.

  1. 16 Aug 2019

    BREAKING: Israel says it received and granted a request by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib to visit West Bank on humanitarian grounds.

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  2. 16 Aug 2019

    Israel's interior minister says he has received and granted a request by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib to enter the Israeli-occupied West Bank on humanitarian grounds. Minister said that Tlaib asked to visit her 90-year-old grandmother in the West Bank..

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  3. 16 Aug 2019

    Update: Rep. Rashida Tlaib has decided not to visit the West Bank. She rejected the condition Israel set, that she not promote boycotts during the trip.

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  4. 15 Aug 2019

    Update: Israel will not allow 2 Democratic congresswomen to visit the West Bank, the deputy foreign minister said on Israeli radio. President Trump had urged the country to ban the representatives in an extraordinary step to punish his political rivals.

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  5. 15 Aug 2019

    Breaking News: President Trump urged Israel to deny entry to two U.S. congresswomen, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, in an unusual effort to punish domestic rivals

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  6. 15 Aug 2019

    It’s official: Israel will bar Congresswomen and from entering Israel due to "suspected provocations and promotion of BDS” at this time the final decision is been drafted and passed for comments before a press release.

    | כפי שנחשף בחדשות 12: חברות הקונגרס לא יורשו להיכנס לישראל
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  7. 15 Aug 2019

    Jerusalem Post: Israeli “Interior Minister Arye Deri has decided on Thursday not to allow pro-BDS congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) to enter Israel. The two congresswomen were expected to arrive on Friday”

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  8. 15 Aug 2019

    This is the tentative agenda for and visit. Described as "Delegation to Palestine"

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  9. 15 Aug 2019

    per Tlaib and Omar will not be allowed into Israel. Earlier an Israeli gov official said that If Congresswoman Tlaib makes a humanitarian request to visit her family, the decision on her matter will be considered favorably.

    It’s official: Israel will bar Congresswomen and from entering Israel due to "suspected provocations and promotion of BDS” at this time the final decision is been drafted and passed for comments before a press release.
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  10. 15 Aug 2019

    Deputy FM confirms Israel will bar US lawmakers Omar, Tlaib from entering

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  11. 15 Aug 2019

    Deputy Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister on Israel prohibiting Democratic Reps. Omar and Tlaib from entering their country: "Anyone who considers this visit 'a journey to occupied Palestine' and its whole purpose is to provoke provocations cannot enter Israel."

    מניעת כניסתן של חברות הקונגרס תומכות ה-BDS לישראל היא החלטה צודקת, מוסרית וחשובה. מי שרואה בביקור הזה ״מסע לפלסטין הכבושה״ וכל מטרתו היא לעורר פרובוקציות לא יכול להכנס לישראל. גם ארה"ב לא היתה מאפשרת כניסה למי שהיה פועל נגדה בפומבי ובמופגן.
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  12. 15 Aug 2019

    Representatives Omar and Tlaib are the face of the Democrat Party, and they HATE Israel!

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  13. 15 Aug 2019

    It is an affront that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, under pressure from President Trump, would deny entry to representatives of the U.S. government. My full statement:

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  14. 15 Aug 2019

    > and Kevin McCarthy said in Jerusalem last week that everyone should be permitted to visit Israel. And now, and are not being allowed in. A huge snub to two hill leaders who have been big allies to .

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  15. 15 Aug 2019

    It's astounding that Israel decided on its own to respect the office of the US Congress - and then was reportedly put off doing the right thing by the President of the United States, who is invested in giving Omar and Tlaib as much publicity as possible as an election strategy.

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  16. 15 Aug 2019

    Terrible decision for many reasons. Banning Omar and Tlaib does nothing to make Israel more secure. This fuels the BDS narrative further by reinforcing the view that 🇮🇱 is oppressive, rather than a pluralistic society of diversity & complexity. Nothing good can come from this.

    Israel is considering barring two US congresswomen -- Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar -- from an upcoming visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories because of their support for a boycott against Israel, according to an Israeli government official.
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  17. 15 Aug 2019

    . reacts to Tlaib and Omar being blocked from going to Israel: “I pray that the Government of Israel will reverse that denial.”

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  18. 15 Aug 2019

    INBOX: Schumer Statement On Israel’s Decision To Deny Entry To Members Of The United States Congress

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  19. 15 Aug 2019

    House Judiciary Chair (D-NY) on Reps. Omar and Tlaib: “It is utterly egregious for the Israeli government to deny entry to two sitting members of the United States Congress.”

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  20. 15 Aug 2019

    We disagree with Reps. Omar and Tlaib’s support for the anti-Israel and anti-peace BDS movement, along with Rep. Tlaib’s calls for a one-state solution. We also believe every member of Congress should be able to visit and experience our democratic ally Israel firsthand.

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  21. 15 Aug 2019

    In barring Omar and Tlaib Netanyahu in a single act creates more publicity and political oxygen than any visit might have; makes an Israeli PM appear to be a tool of a US President; blackens Israel’s image; and erodes bipartisanship critical to US-Israeli relations

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  22. 15 Aug 2019

    2. Netanyahu is sadly learning from Trump — barring Omar and Tlaib is devising a solution to a problem he didn’t have and creating additional problems in process.

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  23. 15 Aug 2019

    Trump tells Rashida Tlaib to go back where she came. Now Israel plans to block her entrance, preventing her from visiting her Palestinian homeland+family, due to pressure from Trump. However, lets not forget, Israel regularly blocks Palestinian entrance so this is just not Trump.

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  24. 15 Aug 2019

    However, this is much more than just blocking her entry, this is blocking the entry of everyone who voted for her and for Ilhan Omar. This is blocking democratic representatives form visiting a country that gets aid+support from very Congress where they sit. This is scandalous.

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  25. 15 Aug 2019

    Barring the congresswomen for expressing themselves is not good for relations between our nations. We should agree to disagree without barring each other. Visits, meetings and dialogue rather than banishment, creates better understanding.

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