The decision came after President Donald Trump said Israel would be showing 'great weakness' by allowing the two outspoken progressive lawmakers to visit the allied nation.
Israel's deputy foreign minister said Thursday that the country would not permit Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to visit as they had planned.
The decision came after President Donald Trump said Israel would be showing "great weakness" by allowing the two outspoken progressive lawmakers to visit the allied nation. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he boards Air Force One for travel to Pennsylvania from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. August 13, 2019.Israel's deputy foreign minister said Thursday that the country would not permit Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to visit as they had planned.
The decision came after President Donald Trump said Israel would be showing "great weakness" by allowing the two outspoken progressive lawmakers to visit the allied nation. "They hate Israel & all Jewish people, & there is nothing that can be said or done to change their minds," Trump said. "They are a disgrace!"
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