On Thursday, the Israeli government said Tlaib and U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar were barred from entering Israel because of their support for a Palestinian-lead boycott movement.
“When I won, it gave the Palestinian people hope that someone will finally speak truth about the inhuman conditions.
Earlier on Friday, however, the Israeli government approved a humanitarian request for Tlaib to visit her grandmother in the West Bank.
Tlaib said she would not visit her grandmother “under these oppressive conditions”, adding that she would not want her to be silenced and treated like a criminal during her trip.
U.S. President Donald Trump in a tweet on Thursday said that Israel would show “great weakness” if it allowed the two congresswomen to visit the country.
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