After Israel Changes Decision to Allow Tlaib, Not Omar, to Visit Country, Tlaib Refuses

News Staff : Aug 16, 2019
Timesofisrael.com

On Twitter, Tlaib said Israel's agreement to allow her to visit only under certain terms was humiliating and insisted she would not "bow down to their oppressive & racist policies." Tlaib had reportedly been heavily criticized by Palestinian groups for initially agreeing to Israel's terms for a family visit.

(Israel) — [Timesofisrael.com] Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib changed her mind Friday on visiting the West Bank, hours after Israel said it would allow her to visit relatives in the Palestinian territory on humanitarian grounds. (Image: US Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan /AP Photo-Paul Sancya /via Times of Israel)

The about-face was the latest in a series of maneuvers by both Tlaib and Israel and came a day after Jerusalem announced it would bar her and fellow congresswoman Ilhan Omar from entering the country in their capacity as US lawmakers because of their backing for the boycotting of Israel... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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