Israel blocks 2 Swedish European parliamentarians from entering country

Two Swedish members of the European Parliament say they were prevented from travelling to Israel on Sunday, despite holding entry permits and supporting documentation, Anadolu reports.

Left-wing MEPs Jonas Sjostedt and Hanna Gedin were stopped as they were preparing to board a flight from Athens to Tel Aviv.

They had planned to travel on to the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, where they were due to meet representatives of the NGO Save the Children, visit refugee camps, and speak to Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups.

The two MEPs said they wanted to hear testimonies about what they described as deteriorating conditions and apartheid in the West Bank.

Sjostedt, of Sweden’s Left Party, said they had been barred for […]