Palestinians share sweet and sometimes harrowing stories of their grandmother's lives with MyPalestinianSitty after Rep. Tlaib announced she wouldn't be visiting her grandmother in the West Bank.
Palestinians shared sweet and sometimes harrowing stories of their grandmother's lives on social media Saturday after Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida TlaibTlaib announced Friday she would not visit her grandmother in the West Bank after Israel placed what she called"oppressive conditions" on her trip. The announcement came after, two Muslim Congresswomen, over their support of the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, known as BDS.
Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said in a statement that Israel had decided to approve Tlaib's entry for"a humanitarian visit" to her grandmother.
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