Israel 'to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib'

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Israel 'to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib'

These are external links and will open in a new window/ Israel has decided to block two US Democratic lawmakers from visiting after US President Donald Trump urged the country to ban them. On Twitter Mr Trump said "it would show great weakness" if Israel allowed entry to congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who are both critics of Israel. The move comes as a reversal, after the Israeli ambassador to the US said last month that they would be allowed in. Israeli law bans anyone who calls for a boycott of Israel. The decision was made ...

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