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Israeli minister rips Tlaib: ‘her hate for Israel’ overcomes ‘love for her grandmother’

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Israel’s interior minister tore into U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Friday for abruptly canceling plans to visit family in the West Bank after the government granted permission for the trip in a bid to smooth over a diplomatic firestorm.

The dueling statements from Tlaib and the Israeli government are poised to escalate a confrontation that briefly seemed to be ebbing Friday morning – when Deri granted Tlaib’s request on humanitarian grounds to see her grandmother in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

This came after the Israeli government drew bipartisan criticism in Washington for refusing entry to Tlaib, D-Mich., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., as part of a broader visit.

But then Tlaib, in a scathing statement and set of tweets, announced she had decided not to go, saying “oppressive conditions meant to humiliate me would break my grandmother’s heart.”

Alleging that “racism and the politics of hate is thriving” in Israel, she wrote: “I have decided that visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in–fighting against racism, oppression & injustice.”

This was an apparent reference to Tlaib’s earlier pledge not to promote boycotts of Israel during her visit. Tlaib indicated Friday that she did not want to abide by such restrictions.

Deri responded on Twitter with skepticism, noting she had just sent a letter asking to visit her grandmother and saying it may be her last chance to do so.

Her cancellation of the trip was the latest in a head-spinning series of reversals concerning plans by her and Omar to visit Israel.

The government earlier this year had signaled the two outspoken critics of Israel would be allowed to visit, for a trip planned for this weekend. But on Thursday, under pressure from President Trump, the government announced they would be blocked from entry — citing their support for an anti-Israel boycott movement.

Still, the government said it would accept a humanitarian request from Tlaib, who then sent a formal request to Deri to visit her Palestinian grandmother in the West Bank.

Israel swiftly granted approval.

Yet Tlaib on Friday likened the conditions to “silencing me & treating me like a criminal,” saying: “It would kill a piece of me.”

It remains unclear whether either congresswoman will make any new attempt to visit the region at this stage. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday blasted Israel’s initial decision to block them as a sign of “weakness.” Even pro-Israel lobby AIPAC came out against the move.

Tlaib tweeting that “When I won, it gave the Palestinian people hope that someone will finally speak the truth about the inhumane conditions” has drawn sharp criticism and reminders that she was not elected to represent the Palestinian people, but to represent Michigan’s 13th district.

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