BREAKING: Israeli minister says the government has decided to bar Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from entering the country. President Trump tweeted that 'it would show great weakness' if Israel let them in.'
In this Aug. 13, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump arrives to speak in Monaca, Pa. Trump is hoping to woo New Hampshire into his column heading into 2020. The president will visit the state on Thursday to hold a reelection rally.
JERUSALEM — The Latest on Israel’s decision to bar two U.S. Democratic congresswomen from visiting :Israel’s deputy foreign minister says the government has decided to bar two U.S. Democratic congresswomen who support the international boycott movement from entering the country. The two newly-elected Muslim members of Congress are outspoken critics of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Tlaib’s family immigrated to the United States from the West Bank.President Donald Trump says Israel should bar two Democratic U.S. congresswomen from visiting the country.
Trump tweeted Thursday: “It would show great weakness if Israel allowed” the Americans to visit, claiming: “They hate Israel & all Jewish people, & there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds.”The Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, had said Israel would not deny entry to any member of Congress.
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