Israel bars US lawmakers on Trump request

By Maayan Lubell, Jeffrey Heller and Rami Ayyub
Updated August 16 2019 - 4:38am, first published 4:33am
Democrats Ilhan Omar (L) and Rashida Tlaib will be denied entry to Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu says.
Democrats Ilhan Omar (L) and Rashida Tlaib will be denied entry to Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will bar a visit by US Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar after US President Donald Trump called on the Middle Eastern country not to let them in.

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