Two MPs 'astounded' after being denied entry to Israel
Abtisam Mohamed (left) and Yuan Yang have now left the country
Two Labour MPs say they are "astounded" to have been denied entry to Israel while travelling to the West Bank.
Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang said that it was "vital" parliamentarians were able to "witness, firsthand, the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory".
They were refused entry because they intended to "spread hate speech" against Israel, the nation's population and immigration authority said.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticised Israeli authorities, describing the move as "unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning".
But Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Israel had a right to "control its borders", adding it was "significant" there were Labour MPs other countries did not want to let in.
Yang, the MP for Earley and Woodley, and Mohamed, the MP for Sheffield Central, flew to Israel from London Luton Airport with two aides on Saturday afternoon.
The Israeli immigration authority said Interior Minister Moshe Arbel denied entry to all four passengers after they were questioned. It accused them of travelling to "document the security forces".
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9133z2v30o
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