Omar and Tlaib Publicly Attack Israel’s Decision to Bar Them From the Country

Omar and Tlaib Publicly Attack Israel’s Decision to Bar Them From the Country
Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) hold a news conference in St. Paul, Minnesota on Aug. 19, 2019. Adam Bettcher/Getty Images
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) publicly criticized Israel’s decision to bar them from entering the country at a press conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Aug. 19.

Omar at the press conference hinted that the United States should cut or reduce its aid to Israel, while Tlaib answered a question from a reporter explaining why she ultimately decided not to accept the Netanyahu government’s humanitarian visa to visit her grandmother in Israel’s West Bank.