Two British members of the Parliament who were sent back to the United Kingdom after trying to enter Israel criticized the country’s decision on Sunday.
Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang, both of the country’s Labor Party in the country in the country, went to Israel as part of a parliamentary delegation, but were arrested by the Israeli authorities because of the Embassy of Israel in Great Britain labeled as their intention to provoke anti-Israeli activities.
“We are amazed at the unprecedented measure crossed by the Israeli authorities to refuse the entry of British deputies during our trip to visit the occupied West Bank,” the two said in a statement after the return to London.
“It is essential that parliamentarians are able to attend the first -hand situation in the occupied Palestinian territory,” the statement continued.
Plans to harm the state of reason, says the embassy
According to the Embassy of Israel in London, the two politicians “accused Israel of false affirmations, were actively involved in the promotion of sanctions against Israeli ministers and supported campaigns aimed at boycotting the State of Israel”, “while Mohamed and Yang said that they had spoken of international law.
The two said that parliamentarians should have the ability to “speak honestly”, without being afraid of being targeted.
British Foreign Minister David Lammy said the treatment of the two British deputies by the Israeli authorities was no way to treat parliamentarians.
History of dismissed visits
Members of the European Parliament and the US Congress have already been prohibited from entering the country for similar reasons, the last high level name added to the list being the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Israel said the reason for the decision was that Guterres had not “unequivocally” condemned the Iranian missile attack against the country.
Another high -level case took place in 2019, when the women of the Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Congress were prevented from entering Israel because of their history of criticism against the country.
Tlaib, of Palestinian origin, was then authorized to enter Israel “on humanitarian grounds” to visit his grandmother, who lived in occupied West Bank.
Tlaib had to commit to “not promoting any boycott against Israel” during her visit, which she rejected, qualifying the conditions of “oppressive” Israel.
Dozens killed in Gaza, rockets in Israel
Meanwhile, the Gaza Civil Defense Agency said that at least 44 people were killed as a result of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, dozens of injuries. Israel has increased its strikes in Gaza in recent weeks and has accused Hamas of blocking efforts to conclude a cease-fire agreement to release Israeli hostages.
In Israel, several rockets were taken from the Gaza Strip managed by Hamas, triggering sirens through the southern cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. The FDI said most of the rockets were intercepted.
An injury was reported in the city of Ashkelon following one of the rockets.
Hamas has taken responsibility for the launch of the Rockets. Hamas is considered a terrorist organization not only by Israel, but also Germany, the United States and several other countries.
Published by: Wesley Dockery
