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Israel bars entry to outspoken U.S. congresswomen
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel
said Thursday that it will
bar two Democratic con-
gresswomen from enter-
ing the country ahead of
a planned visit over their
support for a Palestinian-
led boycott movement,
a decision announced
shortly after President Don-
ald Trump tweeted that it
would "show great weak-
ness" to allow them in. The
move to bar Reps. Rashida
Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan
Omar of Minnesota from
visiting appeared to be
unprecedented. It marked DENIED
a deep foray by Israel into
America's bitterly polarized
politics and a sharp esca-
lation of Israel's campaign
against the international 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
boycott movement. conference at the Capitol in Washington.
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