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Israel blocks entry of pro-Palestinian activist from Britain

Source: Xinhua   2017-03-13 18:30:47

Israel said Monday that a an anti-occupation activist from Britain was denied entry into Israel, one week after the Israeli parliament approved a law banning entry of foreigners who call for boycotting Israel. (Xinhuanet file photo)

JERUSALEM, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel said Monday that a an anti-occupation activist from Britain was denied entry into Israel, one week after the Israeli parliament approved a law banning entry of foreigners who call for boycotting Israel.

Hugh Lanning, chairman of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was barred from entering Israel at Ben Gurion Airport late on Sunday night, according to a joint statement by the Population and Immigration Authority and the Strategic Affairs Ministry.

The statement said that Lanning's organization leads a campaign for boycotts, divestments, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel.

"The organization works in cooperation with other organizations that work to delegitimize Israel in order to advance boycotts and other activities against Israel," the statement said.

"In addition to advancing boycotts, Lanning maintained ties with the heads of Hamas in Gaza," the statement added.

Last Monday, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, approved a law to enable authorities to bar entry of foreign nationals who have publicly supported the BDS campaign.

First launched in 2005, the Palestinian-led campaign calls for ending the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which Israel seized in 1967, and acknowledging the Palestinians refugees' right of return to their pre-1948 lands.

Editor: Tian Shaohui
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Israel blocks entry of pro-Palestinian activist from Britain

Source: Xinhua 2017-03-13 18:30:47
[Editor: huaxia]

Israel said Monday that a an anti-occupation activist from Britain was denied entry into Israel, one week after the Israeli parliament approved a law banning entry of foreigners who call for boycotting Israel. (Xinhuanet file photo)

JERUSALEM, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel said Monday that a an anti-occupation activist from Britain was denied entry into Israel, one week after the Israeli parliament approved a law banning entry of foreigners who call for boycotting Israel.

Hugh Lanning, chairman of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was barred from entering Israel at Ben Gurion Airport late on Sunday night, according to a joint statement by the Population and Immigration Authority and the Strategic Affairs Ministry.

The statement said that Lanning's organization leads a campaign for boycotts, divestments, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel.

"The organization works in cooperation with other organizations that work to delegitimize Israel in order to advance boycotts and other activities against Israel," the statement said.

"In addition to advancing boycotts, Lanning maintained ties with the heads of Hamas in Gaza," the statement added.

Last Monday, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, approved a law to enable authorities to bar entry of foreign nationals who have publicly supported the BDS campaign.

First launched in 2005, the Palestinian-led campaign calls for ending the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which Israel seized in 1967, and acknowledging the Palestinians refugees' right of return to their pre-1948 lands.

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