Israel says to let in barred us lawmaker for ‘humanitarian’ visit

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Israel is to allow a visit by barred US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib who is of Palestinian origin on "humanitarian” grounds, the interior ministry announced Friday.

It said Interior Minister Aryeh Deri decided to allow Tlaib to make a "humanitarian visit to her grandmother” in the Israeli-occupied West Bank after the lawmaker had sent him a written pledge "to respect conditions imposed by Israel.”