Rep Ilhan Omar speaks about Trump administration policies towards Muslim immigrants at a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, April 10, 2019 [File: Jim Bourg/Reuters] On July 16, Somali-American Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, together with Representatives John Lewis and Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib, introduced bill HR-496 which is meant to affirm Americans’ “right to participate in … Continue reading Israel fears a visit by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib While officially welcoming them, the Israeli authorities are trying to block the two congresswomen from entering Israel.