MSNBC: Israel Grants Permission to Rep. Rashida Tlaib To Visit West Bank

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GEIST: "Now to those new developments in Israel's unprecedented move to bar two U.S. congresswomen from entering the country. Israel's Interior Ministry says this morning it will allow Congresswoman Tlaib, a Palestinian American, to visit her grandmother in the West Bank on humanitarian grounds. The Israeli government yesterday had seemed to bow to pressure from Donald Trump saying it would block congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who have planned to visit Israel and the West Bank this weekend. President Trump tweeted yesterday, quote, 'It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep Omar and Rep Tlaib to visit. They hate Israel and all Jewish people,' wrote the President, 'and there’s nothing that can be said or done to change their minds.' Then, less than two hours later came the announcement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu citing Omar and Tlaib's support for a movement to boycott Israel and the law that allows Israel to deny their entry because of that support. Netanyahu calling the congresswomen 'leading activists in promoting boycott legislation in the U.S. Congress.' He said he supports his interior minister's decision to deny their visit.”