The issue of a US lawmaker of Palestinian origins still interacts with the media after a surprise Israeli decision to bar her and her colleague Han Omar from entering her territory. Because of its conflict with the basic rights of freedom of movement and travel.
Reuters news agency quoted Jeddah mufti Rachida Tlib as she was upset that her granddaughter was not allowed to visit her at her home in the village of Beit Ur al-Tahta, west of Ramallah in the West Bank.
Israel has blocked Rachida´s visit and her Democratic colleague, House Member Ilhan Omar, to the West Bank, after she initially agreed to the visit.
Israel later said it would allow Rachida to visit her family in the West Bank for humanitarian reasons, but Rachida rejected the offer, saying Israel had imposed restrictions designed to humiliate her.
The 90-year-old grandmother was making preparations for her granddaughter until the last minutes, and she still hopes to see her.
