Rep. Tlaib says she will not go to Israel after the country initially rejected her request

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Source: Washington Post



JERUSALEM -- A day after Israel announced it was banning Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) from entering for a four-day trip to the Palestinian territories, the country's Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said Friday he would approve a humanitarian request from Tlaib to visit her 90-year-old grandmother who lives in the occupied West Bank.

"I would like to request admittance to Israel in order to visit my relatives, and specifically my grandmother who is in her 90s and lives in Beit Ur al-Fouqa," Tlaib wrote in a letter to the Israeli minister. "This would be my last opportunity to see her. I will respect any restrictions and will not promote boycotts against Israel during my visit."

A statement from Deri's office said he would approve her request. He also expressed hope she would stand by her commitment and that "the visit would indeed be for humanitarian purposes only." Tlaib is expected to arrive in Israel next week.

On Thursday, Israel said it would not allow Tlaib and Omar to enter the country this coming Sunday for a trip focused mainly on viewing the impact of recent U.S. policies and aid cuts on the Palestinians. Israel's decision immediately drew widespread criticism from Democratic lawmakers and American-Jewish organizations, including the staunchly pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, with some saying it set a new precedent for U.S.-Israel relations.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/after-ban-israel-approves-humanitarian-request-from-tlaib-to-visit-grandmother-in-west-bank/2019/08/16/fa073138-c002-11e9-a8b0-7ed8a0d5dc5d_story.html

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Full updated headline: Rep. Tlaib says she will not go to Israel after the country initially rejected her request for a visit, then reversed course

UPDATED:

BREAKING:Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said in a statement she will not visit Israel "under these oppressive conditions," even though her humanitarian request to visit her grandmother, who lives in the occupied West Bank, had been approved. Tlaib's decision comes a day after Israel had barred her and another congresswoman from entering the country.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Original headline: After ban, Israel approves humanitarian request from Tlaib to visit grandmother in West Bank

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Just heard this on the local news radio station and then WaPo had their breaking banner pop up.

Original article and headline -

Israel to allow Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib to enter to visit her 90-year-old grandmother in West Bank

By Washington Post Staff
August 16 at 5:25 AM

Israel's Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said Friday he would approve an overnight humanitarian request from Tlaib.
The decision comes a day after Israel announced it would prohibit Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Tlaib (D-Mich.) from entering for a four-day trip to the Palestinian territories scheduled to start on Sunday. It followed a rare intervention from President Trump, who urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter to bar the lawmakers.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/world/wp/2019/08/16/israel-to-allow-democratic-rep-rashida-tlaib-to-enter-to-visit-her-90-year-old-grandmother-in-west-bank/

NYT article -

Israel Says Rashida Tlaib Can Visit to See Her Grandmother



By David M. Halbfinger

Aug. 16, 2019

JERUSALEM -- A day after Israel, egged on by President Trump, refused entry to two members of Congress, the Israeli government said on Friday that it would allow one of the lawmakers, Representative Rashida Tlaib, to enter on humanitarian grounds so that she could see her 90-year-old grandmother, who lives in the occupied West Bank.

The government on Thursday denied entry to Ms. Tlaib and Representative Ilhan Omar, the first Muslim women in Congress, because they have supported the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.

President Trump tweeted earlier Thursday that "it would show great weakness if Israel" allowed the two women to enter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/world/middleeast/israel-rashida-tlaib.html

[unc70]

1. RW already whining about her visit

At WRAL.com, first post:

"Visiting relatives at taxpayers expense. I doubt she would be going if it was out of her pocket."

[Kurt V.]

3. jeez. so heartless. wonder it they care about forever war at taxpayer expense

[True_Blue]

17. Or Trump's $3,000,000 golf trips every single weekend.

[TNNurse]

7. But they are fine wit all the millions for golf.

[riversedge]

23. Very selective outrage from the MAGA crew

[sinkingfeeling]

8. But, but, his greatness said to "Send them back".

[Pacifist Patriot]

9. Well after all, we do know that separating children from their families is totally on brand.

Now we know there is no age limit to their family separation desires.

[abqtommy]

2. This ethnic saying that I seldom use comes to mind:

(sarcasm on) That's awfully white of them! (sarcasm off)

[Sucha NastyWoman]

4. Sarcasm or not

That comment belongs on some other message board

[still_one]

6. Not only inappropriate, but ignores the fact that not all Israelis are white

[Sudsy]

13. It's a figure of speech

[Sucha NastyWoman]

16. An inappropriate one

There are other figures of speech in bad taste, but I won’t be baited into posting them

[uncle ray]

10. that's mighty white of you to offer up that advice. n/t.

[Sudsy]

12. Why?

[Sucha NastyWoman]

18. From what I can tell they were still not going to let congresswoman Omar visit

And under such circumstances, how SAFE should Congresswoman Tlaib have felt?

[underpants]

5. Oy!

That's embarrassing

[gordianot]

11. Shame

Now Israel can join in on America’s shame. At least they slightly relented something Trump would never do. Do they understand in Israel that the Trump administration cages and kills men, women and children? Can Israelis recognize heartless and cruel sick regime a bizarre heartless and cruel dictator? This is what you must deal with when you make a deal with the devil.

[Paladin]

14. Profound thanks to Rep. Tlaib, for telling Israel (and trump) to fuck off. (nt)

[mahatmakanejeeves]

15. I thought it was George Patton who said this, but what do I know?

RT WhiteHouse: "Americans can do anything, go anywhere, and outperform anyone.

Nobody can beat us.

Nothing can stop us because winning is what Americans do."
—President Donald J. Trump

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

19. Trump punishing his Muslim opponents has got to stop. damn

[Justice]

20. Rep Tlaib signed a letter YESTERDAY asking to go to see her grandmother and pledged not to

pledged to respect any restrictions and will not promote boycotts against Israel during her visit.

Not exactly sure why she did that YESTERDAY and then said she would not go today.

Why wouldn't she go see her grandmother and then come back and talk about what she saw?

It may not be popular to say on DU but this is very distracting and not being handled/managed very well.

[FBaggins]

21. My guess is that she expected them to reject the request nt

[JudyM]

24. +1.

[crazytown]

26. +1

[Hugin]

22. Frankly, I don't blame her.

I also believe a stronger statement from Pelosi and the other visiting Democratic Representatives is in order.

Mentioning a close examination of the diplomatic relationship between the Israeli Government and the US and how partisan it has become.

[Northern Progressive]

25. Hey --don't expect expect American support for your wars without massive blow back

This right wing Nazi tactic is taking the shine off empathy for what historically happened, don't you know. I think this will blow up - BIGgly. And maybe just maybe this exposure will shine a light eh?

[turbinetree]

27. Tlaib declines to visit West Bank, citing Israeli conditions

By JOSEPH KRAUSS and ISAAC SCHARF 34 minutes ago

https://www.apnews.com/a7d180b153a84170be53dfe2c365e439

-snip-

Israel had said Tlaib could visit relatives in the West Bank on humanitarian grounds. But then the Interior Ministry released a letter purportedly signed by Tlaib in which she promised not to advocate boycotts during her visit. That appears to have led to her decision to cancel the visit.

“Visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions meant to humiliate me would break my grandmother’s heart,” she said in a statement. “Silencing me with treatment to make me feel less-than is not what she wants for me — it would kill a piece of me that always stands up against racism and injustice.”

[EX500rider]

28. "promised not to advocate boycotts during her visit"

Those don't sound like very "oppressive" conditions to me.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Those are some wild RW CT talking points