Rep. Rashida Tlaib cancels Israel trip
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib says she will not go to Israel even though the country reversed its decision to bar her from entering. Dan Raviv, senior Washington correspondent at i24 News, joins CBSN to discuss.
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Ex-U.S. envoy on dispute over Israel visits
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to keep two Democratic members of Congress out of the country after pressure from President Trump. A humanitarian pass was eventually granted to Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who has relatives in the West Bank, but she says she will not go. Former U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro spoke about Israel's actions with Margaret Brennan, CBS News' senior foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of "Face the Nation."
Congresswoman Tlaib cancels Israel trip
U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has canceled plans to travel to Israel and the West Bank. Israel initially banned her before saying it would allow the trip on humanitarian grounds. CBS News' Nikole Killion joins CBSN from the White House with the latest on the dispute.
Tlaib cancels Israel trip, citing "oppressive conditions"
"I can't allow the State of Israel to take away that light by humiliating me," Tlaib tweeted of her connections to the Palestinian people
Israel will allow Rep. Tlaib to enter country
Israel’s government changed its mind overnight and will allow a visit from one of the two Democratic congresswomen it barred from entering the country. Rashida Tlaib will get a humanitarian pass to visit relatives in the West Bank, but her colleague Ilhan Omar is still excluded. Israel’s Prime Minister made that decision Thursday after pressure from President Trump. Margaret Brennan reports.
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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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Trump tweeted that the Israeli government "would show great weakness" if it allowed Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib into the country
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Israel bans Omar and Tlaib
President Trump defended Israel's decision to ban two members of Congress from entering the country, Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan reports.
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Israel bars visit by U.S. congresswomen
Israel says U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will not be allowed to enter the country on a trip they had planned. The two have been outspoken supporters of Palestinian rights. Former Israeli Consul General Ido Aharoni, now a professor at NYU, joined CBSN to discuss the decision.
Israel blocks visit from U.S. congresswomen
The Israeli government says it will not let U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib visit the country as planned this weekend. The two Democrats, who are both Muslim, have been outspoken in support of Palestinian rights.
Israel bars 2 Democratic congresswomen from entry
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Tlaib says "I'm not going nowhere" in response to "send her back"
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Trump continues attack on congresswomen
President Trump at a campaign rally on Wednesday doubled down on his racist remarks about four progressive congresswomen of color. After singling out Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, the crowd changed "send her back." CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports from a rally at Greenville, North Carolinam.
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