Britain calls on the detention of 2 deputies by Israel “unacceptable”

Britain expressed its anger after the Israeli authorities prevented two legislators from entering the country to visit the occupied West Bank. Israel He accused members of Parliament of supporting provinces against them.

British Foreign Secretary David Lami late on Saturday said that it was “unacceptable, and has an inverse and disturbing results” that two British members in Parliament were arrested and refused to enter Israel.

“I explained to my Israeli government counterparts that this is not a way to address British parliamentarians,” he said.

“They are surprised by the unprecedented step taken by the Israeli authorities to refuse to enter the British deputies on our trip to visit the occupied West Bank.”

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They said: “It is important for parliamentarians to see the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories,” adding that they planned to visit humanitarian aid projects and local communities.

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Israel continues the raid in the occupied West Bank

Medical aid to the Palestinians, a charity that helped organize the visit, said that the two were interrogated upon arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport to Israel before he was deprived of entry and deported.

A statement issued by the Israeli authorities was accused of calling for the boycott of Israel and said they had not visited as part of an official delegation.

Israeli law prohibits the entry of non -citizens and non -residents who support the Palestinian -led boycott movement, known as the boycott, wounds and sanctions, or BDS.

Supporters are depicted as a non -violent activity on the basis of a similar campaign against South African chapter. Israel views the movement as an attack on its legitimacy and accuses some of the organizers of anti -Semitism, which are allegations that they deny.

In February, Israel refused to enter two European Union lawmakers, accusing one of them from provinces in the country.

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