Israel To Allow Rashida Tlaib To Visit Family In West Bank
Posted on AllSides August 16th, 2019
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The Democratic congresswoman from Michigan wrote a letter requesting entry to see her elderly grandmother.
Israel has decided to allow Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) to enter the country and visit with her family in the West Bank “on humanitarian grounds.”
On Thursday, Israeli officials said Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) were barred from entry over their support of the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The decision drew criticism from the Jewish community and U.S. lawmakers.
Tlaib had sent a letter to Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri requesting...
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