Israel bars U.S. Democratic lawmakers Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib under pressure from Trump

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Israel bars U.S. Democratic lawmakers Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib under pressure from Trump

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Israel bars U.S. Democratic lawmakers Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib under pressure from Trump

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday barred U.S. Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from making a planned trip to Israel, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump called on his ally not to let them in. Tlaib and Omar, the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, are members of their party's progressive wing and sharp critics both of Trump and of Israel's policy toward the Palestinians. The moves, which were immediately condemned by many Democratic leaders in the United States ...

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Israel 'to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib'

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Netanyahu bars Democrat congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel

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Why were Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib barred from entering Israel?

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Why were Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib barred from entering Israel?

WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has that Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., were barred from entering the country ahead of a trip planned this weekend to visit sites at Jerusalem and the West Bank, among other stops. Netanyahu said on Twitter that the ...

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AIPAC, Democrats seethe as Israel bars US Muslim lawmakers

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US lawmakers blast Trump after Israel bars Tlaib and Omar

01AM [Updated: Fri Aug 16, 2019 01:01AM ]/ US lawmakers have slammed President Donald Trump after he asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deny two Muslim congresswomen entrance to Israel for a fact-finding visit. Israel on Thursday listened to Trump and barred Ilhan Omar, a ...

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Trump defends Israel move to bar two US Congresswomen

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Israel bars US congresswomen - with a nudge from Trump

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Israel Bans U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib From Entering Country

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US Rep. Tlaib rejects Israel’s visit offer over 'oppressive' conditions

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The Latest: Trump defends Israel move to bar 2 congresswomen

In this July 15, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, right, speaks, as U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. listens, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. The U.S. envoy to Israel said he supports Israel's decision to deny entry to two Muslim congresswomen ahead of their ...

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