Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announced Friday that Israel had decided to let Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) enter the country after all, allowing her "a humanitarian visit to her 90-year-old grandmother" in the West Bank, but Tlaib declined the offer, tweeting that "visiting ... under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in." On Thursday, Israel said Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) would not be allowed to enter Israel for a scheduled visit after President Trump tweeted that allowing them to come would "show great weakness." Democrats quickly condemned the decision, as did the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC. Tlaib had applied for a humanitarian request and promised not to promote Israel boycotts during her visit.

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