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Reversing Earlier Ban, Israel Permits Limited Visit For Rep. Rashida Tlaib

7:25am August 16, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

Israel said it would allow entry to the Michigan congresswoman to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank after announcing earlier that it would bar her from visiting.

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Israel Banning U.S. Reps. Had A Political Cost, U.S. Jewish Advocacy Group Says

7:25am August 16, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, about Israel's decision to bar two U.S. congresswomen. Israel will now grant Rep. Rashida Tlaib a visa.

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News Brief: Trump Rally, Israel Controversy, Immigrant Workers

5:54am August 16, 2019

President Trump campaigns in New Hampshire. Israel reverses ban on U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib. And, U.S. employers say they have no choice but to rely on immigrants for low-paying jobs.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. (left), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., have been barred from visiting Israel and Palestinian territories by government officials.

Reps. Omar And Tlaib Barred From Visiting Israel After Trump Supports A Ban

6:09pm August 15, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Israeli officials reversed a decision to allow Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to visit the country. The two have been vocal critics of the Israeli government.

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Israel Says It Won't Allow Reps. Ilhan Omar And Rashida Tlaib To Enter Country

5:56pm August 15, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

Israel says it won't allow Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to enter the country for a trip they have planned for this weekend.

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A Mother's Journey To Get Her Daughter And Grandson Back From ISIS

4:37pm August 15, 2019

by Ruth Sherlock

An Austrian woman struggles to get her daughter out of Syria, where she went as a confused teen with her husband to live under ISIS.

A Royal Marine patrol vessel is seen beside Iran's Grace 1 tanker in the British territory of Gibraltar on July 4. The tanker was impounded, and the U.S. Justice Department applied to seize it, according to the Gibraltar government.

Gibraltar Releases Iranian Tanker U.S. Tried To Seize

1:10pm August 15, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said the vessel was released "in light of the assurances we have received" from Iran.

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Israel Blocks Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib From Visiting

11:47am August 15, 2019

NPR's David Greene speaks with Daniel Estrin about two U.S. representatives barred from Israel, and what it means for President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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U.S. Wants Custody Of Iranian Tanker, Gibraltar Government Says

10:32am August 15, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

Officials in Gibraltar say the U.S. asked to be allowed to seize an Iranian oil tanker in British custody. It was seized by British Royal Marines on July 4 for violating U.N. sanctions against Syria.

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Hide The Wine! I'm Hosting My First Eid Al-Adha Feast

2:42pm August 14, 2019

by Malaka Gharib

I haven't been to a mosque in ages. I had no idea how to celebrate the holiday — or whether it was appropriate for me to do so.