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Israel blocks visit from Democratic Congresswomen

President Trump's battle against the"Squad" Democrats reached the international stage on Thursday when Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, barred U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from visiting the country. The decision came after Mr. Trump tweeted it would show "great weakness" for Israel to allow the Congresswomen to carry out their visit to disputed territories in the West Bank. Senior Washington correspondent for i24 News, Dan Raviv, joined CBSN to break down the latest.

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The Dish: Superstar Israeli chef Eyal Shani

Eyal Shani is a bona fide superstar chef in his native Israel, and a regular judge on the country's version of "MasterChef." He's turned his casual pita restaurant Miznon into a global phenomenon, with locations in Tel Aviv, Paris, Vienna, Melbourne and two in New York. In April, Shani opened up a second location of his high-end eatery HaSalon in New York, after the restaurant revolutionized the dining scene in Tel Aviv. Dana Jacobson reports.

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