7 hours agoIsrael Refuses Visit to West Coast, 2 British MPs respond to London
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Britain has expressed outrage after Israeli authorities banned two British lawmakers from entering Israel so that they could then visit the conquered West Coast. Israel has accused British lawmakers of supporting the boycott against them. British Foreign Secretary David Lami said it is unacceptable, counterproductive and very disturbing “that two [...]
British Foreign Secretary David Lami said it is unacceptable, counterproductive and very disturbing “that the two members of the British Parliament were banned and refused entry into Israel broadcast Periscope.
“I've made very clear to my counterparts in the Israeli Government that this is not the way British MPs should be treated”, he said.
Abtisam Mohammed and Yuan Yang said they were <x0ndronated by this unprecedented act undertaken by Israeli authorities to refuse our entry into the occupied Western Coast”.
The “is essential for MPs to be able to see firsthand the situation on Palestinian occupied territory”, they said, adding that they were planning to visit humanitarian aid projects and local communities.
Medical assistance to the Palestinians, a charity that helped organise the visit, said the two MPs were questioned when they arrived at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, and were later banned from entering and expelled from the state.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities, through a statement, accused the two lawmakers of calling for Israel's boycott and said they were not holding the visit as part of an official delegation.
Under the laws in Israel, the entry of non-states supporting the international boycott movement, which is led by Palestinians, known as Boykot, Investment and Sansione attractions, is prohibited.
Proponents say this movement has nonviolent activity and is based on similar campaigns against apartheid in South Africa. Israel sees this movement as an attack on its legitimacy and accuses organisers of the movement for anti-Semiticism, which they deny.
In February, Israel rejected the entry of two European Union lawmakers, accusing them of promoting Israel's boycott.
