Ron Dermer, who had earlier said Israel would allow in Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, echoes government reasoning for barring pair; claims no basis for questioning Israel's openness

US president admits he discussed planned visit by Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar with unnamed Israeli in recent days, but says he did not encourage Jerusalem to ban them

Ilhan Omar likens 'chilling' Israeli move to Trump’s Muslim ban; Rashida Tlaib says Israel knows 'the truth of what is happening to Palestinians is frightening'

Top Democratic leaders, and at least one leading Republican, speak out against Israeli move to block arrival of boycott-backing congresswomen

Closing our doors to these pernicious critics gives them a clear victory and denies us the opportunity to even make our case... as Netanyahu should know best of all

Israel advocates in US warn Jerusalem's move will hurt it, damage Jewish state as a bipartisan cause and erode its global standing

Israel's DC envoy initially said Tlaib, Omar were free to visit. But less than 2 hours after US president wrote that letting them in 'would show great weakness,' everything changed

Democratic lawmakers will be turned back due to 'suspected provocations and promotion of BDS,' unconfirmed TV report says

Joint Arab List head Ayman Odeh claims 'Israel has always banned Palestinians from their land,' and Rashida Tlaib is no exception

Netanyahu discusses thorny issue with AG, top ministers; final decision on the US Congress members lies with interior minister, who has been adamant about banning BDS backers