CNN: Israel Bars Omar and Tlaib from Visiting Country Following Trump Pressure

BOLDUAN Hello everyone I ░░░░░░░░ Kate Bolduan Thanks so ░░░░░░░░ for joining me We ░░░░░░░░ following breaking news at ░░░░░░░░ hour Israel has now ░░░░░░░░ to block two Democratic ░░░░░░░░ of Congress from visiting ░░░░░░░░ country This after President ░░░░░░░░ urged Israel to do ░░░░░░░░ that We re talking ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and ░░░░░░░░ Omar The very same ░░░░░░░░ Democrats that the president ░░░░░░░░ targeted and attacked for ░░░░░░░░ Here s what the ░░░░░░░░ said just this morning ░░░░░░░░ Twitter He wrote this ░░░░░░░░ would show great weakness ░░░░░░░░ Israel allowed Congresswoman Omar ░░░░░░░░ Tlaib to visit He ░░░░░░░░ goes on to make ░░░░░░░░ more inflammatory attacks against ░░░░░░░░ sitting members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ it looks like Israel ░░░░░░░░ listening CNN s Oren ░░░░░░░░ he joins me from ░░░░░░░░ Sarah Westwood is joins ░░░░░░░░ from New Jersey where ░░░░░░░░ president is vacationing Oren ░░░░░░░░ to you You ve ░░░░░░░░ following this There were ░░░░░░░░ that this could be ░░░░░░░░ the offing What do ░░░░░░░░ have now LIEBERMANN Well ░░░░░░░░ the decision is official ░░░░░░░░ to a spokesman for ░░░░░░░░ s deputy foreign Minister ░░░░░░░░ Hotovely Israel has now ░░░░░░░░ to bar entry to ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and ░░░░░░░░ Omar Let s not ░░░░░░░░ these are two Muslim ░░░░░░░░ and Tlaib herself is ░░░░░░░░ first congresswoman of Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ Well the decision is ░░░░░░░░ official as I said ░░░░░░░░ will bar them entry ░░░░░░░░ not allow them in ░░░░░░░░ were scheduled to arrive ░░░░░░░░ night It was the ░░░░░░░░ foreign minister who first ░░░░░░░░ these comments on Israel ░░░░░░░░ and she was the ░░░░░░░░ Israeli official to acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ the decision had been ░░░░░░░░ But there were no ░░░░░░░░ about first who made ░░░░░░░░ final decision and when ░░░░░░░░ was made What we ░░░░░░░░ know is that it ░░░░░░░░ just minutes after President ░░░░░░░░ Trump tweeted that Israel ░░░░░░░░ be showing quote unquote ░░░░░░░░ weakness by allowing them ░░░░░░░░ and that may have ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ hand Netanyahu has never ░░░░░░░░ disagreed with President Donald ░░░░░░░░ and it didn t ░░░░░░░░ like he was about ░░░░░░░░ start that final decision ░░░░░░░░ as we know from ░░░░░░░░ deputy foreign minister just ░░░░░░░░ short time ago or ░░░░░░░░ least its announcement there ░░░░░░░░ allows Israel to do ░░░░░░░░ and why did Israel ░░░░░░░░ this Well Congresswoman Tlaib ░░░░░░░░ Omar are vocal critics ░░░░░░░░ Israel as well as ░░░░░░░░ of the boycott movement ░░░░░░░░ Israel About two and ░░░░░░░░ half years ago Israel ░░░░░░░░ a law saying it ░░░░░░░░ bar entry to anyone ░░░░░░░░ supports boycott of Israel ░░░░░░░░ that law has never ░░░░░░░░ used in a high ░░░░░░░░ case especially on the ░░░░░░░░ of the bipartisan delegation ░░░░░░░░ congressmen both Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ being here and some ░░░░░░░░ still here Here Israel ░░░░░░░░ a policy Israel s ░░░░░░░░ to the U S ░░░░░░░░ Dermer had said last ░░░░░░░░ they would be allowed ░░░░░░░░ because of U S ░░░░░░░░ Israel s respect for ░░░░░░░░ U S Congress but ░░░░░░░░ this decision reversing that ░░░░░░░░ will be barred entry ░░░░░░░░ to Israeli officials.”