Israel back on?

Published: Aug. 16, 2019, 11:17 a.m.

b'After Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will bar entry to US Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar for an upcoming visit to the West Bank and Jerusalem because "it became clear that they are planning a trip whose sole purpose was strengthening the boycott [of Israel] and negating the legitimacy of Israel." The prime minister said Israel had welcomed 70 Republican and Democratic members of Congress "with open arms," and that "there\'s not a state in the world that respects the United States and the U.S. Congress more than the state of Israel." A pro-Israel lobbying group is criticizing the decision. AIPAC said in a statement Thursday that while they "disagree" with Reps. Tlaib and Omar\'s call for a boycott "We also believe every member of Congress should be able to visit and experience our democratic ally Israel firsthand." ABC\'s Jordana Miller joins Tony from Jerusalem'