Under an olive tree in the occupied West Bank, the mufti of Tlaib sat down mocking what President Donald Trump did recently, calling on him, "God guide Trump."
Mufti is the grandmother of Palestinian lawmaker Rashida Tlaib, who has found herself in a controversy that has united Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Democrats in the US Congress.
Israel caved in on Thursday to pressure from Trump, and banned the visit of Rashida and her fellow Democratic member of the House of Representatives Ilhan Omar to the West Bank, after she initially agreed to the visit.
The following day (Friday), Israel said it would allow Rachida to visit her family in the West Bank on humanitarian grounds, but Rachida rejected the offer, saying Israel had imposed restrictions aimed at humiliating her.
On Friday evening, Trump said on Twitter: "Representative (Rachida) Taleb wrote a letter to Israeli officials expressing her strong desire to visit her grandmother. She was granted permission to do so quickly, but Taleb repulsively repudiated approval. The only winner right here is Taleb's grandmother. Have to see her now. "
The mufti, 90 years old, did not feel any influence as she sat in her garden in the village of Beit Ur al-Fawqa. "Trump says you need to be happy," said Mufti. "God is guiding him. I am happy. I want to be happy. You are happy. You want her to see her."
The 90-year-old grandmother was making preparations to receive her granddaughter until the last minutes. She is still attached to the fringes of hope.