Rep. Rashida Tlaib said she would not be visiting family in the West Bank after Israel allowed it, with conditions
TEL AVIV—Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Friday called off her visit to the West Bank, hours after Israel’s decision to allow her into the country on humanitarian grounds with some restrictions on what she could say and do.
Her announcement capped off two days of back-and-forth, with Israel on Thursday saying it would bar Ms. Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar from the country because of their support for boycotting Israel. Israel had said last month it would allow the Congresswomen to visit but reversed course after pressure from President...
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