Democrats mull action against Israeli, US envoys over Tlaib-Omar ban – www.israelhayom.com

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By Israel Hayom— Democratic members of the US Congress are weighing action against senior Israeli government officials and the Trump administration, following Jerusalem’s decision to bar Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Michigan) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (New York) from entering Israel. Some 12 Democratic members of Congress, among them senior Jewish lawmakers, have begun talks on how…

Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump’s Call to Block Them

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By Isabel Kershner, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Peter Baker, NY Times— Under intense pressure from President Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Thursday barred two members of the United States Congress from entering Israel, reversing a previous decision to admit two of the president’s most outspoken critics. By enlisting a foreign power to take…