Republican congressman Mark Green on Tuesday lashed out at Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, during his appearance on Fox News.
A Republican congressman accused freshman lawmaker Rashida Tlaib of hating"Jews more than she likes her grandmother" on Tuesday after the Michigan Democrat got emotional at a press conference while discussing Israel's decision to deny her entry last week.
During a segment on Fox News, host Harris Faulkner asked GOP congressman Mark Green of Tennessee whether Israel should face"punishment" for"not allowing these women to come into the country as elected leaders in America." Rep. Rashida Tlaib, shown here at a August 19 press conference held a press conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, about Israel blocking the entry of Tlaib and Rev. Ilhan Omar.Israel later granted Tlaib's waiver request to visit her grandmother in the West Bank but after speaking with her family, the congresswoman decided not to take the trip.
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