London expresses anger after Israel refuses to visit two British MPs on the west coast

Britain has expressed anger after the Israeli authorities banned two British lawmakers from entering Israel in order to visit the occupied western coast. Israel has accused British lawmakers of supporting the boycott against them.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said it is « unacceptable, counterproductive and very disturbing » that the two British parliament members were banned and refused to enter Israel.

« I have made it very clear to my counterparts in the Israeli government that this is not the way British MPs should be treated, » he said.

Abisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang said they were « shocked by this unprecedented action taken by Israeli authorities to refuse our entry for visiting the western occupied coast ».

« It is essential for MPs to be able to see with their own eyes the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, » they said, adding that they had planned to visit humanitarian aid projects and local communities.

Medical assistance to the Palestinians, a charity that helped organize the visit, said the two MPs were questioned when they arrived at the International Airport, Ben Gurion, Israel, and they were banned from entering and expelled from the state.

Meanwhile, the Israeli authorities in a statement accused the two lawmakers of calling on Israel’s boycott and said they were not paying as part of an official delegation.

According to the laws in Israel, it is forbidden to enter the seductives who support the international boycott movement, led by Palestinians, known as a boycott, investment withdrawal and sandboxes.

Supporters say the movement has non -violent activity and is based on similar campaigns against apartheid in South Africa. Israel sees the movement as an attack on its legitimacy and accuses the organizers of the movement for anti -Semitism that they deny.

In February, Israel refused to enter the two European Union lawmakers, accusing them of promoting Israel’s boycott.
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