Ilhan Omar: Netanyahu lied about the trip itinerary

Published August 16, 2019 8:43pm ET



Rep. Ilhan Omar accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of lying about the itinerary for her and Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s canceled trip to Israel.

“I planned to hold meetings with members of the Knesset (both Jewish and Arab) along with Israeli security officials,” the Minnesota Democrat said in a Friday tweet. “The claims of @IsraeliPM otherwise are not true. As a delegation, we were also were scheduling a meeting with @USAmbIsrael.”

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