Canadian delegation of MPs denied entry into Israel

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A delegation of 30 Canadians, together with six Members of Parliament, was denied entry into Israel early on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the Nationwide Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), which had members within the group, informed CBC Information every delegate was requested to signal a type declaring they acknowledge they're a menace to public security, which they declined to do.

NCCM'S CEO Stephen Brown, who will not be on the journey, described the event as "deeply troubling and very disappointing." In an announcement emailed to CBC Information, he stated that members of the delegation had been granted digital journey authorizations by Israel earlier than arriving on the border.

"Whereas we're saddened by this end result, it regrettably aligns with a broader sample by the Israeli authorities of proscribing entry to these looking for to independently witness the realities within the occupied territories,” Brown stated within the assertion.

The group, which tried to enter Israel by land from the Allenby crossing in Jordan, is on a sponsored journey journey organized by a Canadian registered non-profit charity group, the Canadian Muslim Vote.

The MPs had deliberate to satisfy with civil society teams, Palestinian refugees and internally displaced folks, in addition to officers from the Canadian authorities and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

These conferences have been to be held throughout the area, together with in Jerusalem, Jenin, Hebron and a number of refugee camps, the NCCM assertion stated.

The assertion additionally stated members of the delegation are secure and are actually on their manner again to Jordan, with plans to return to Canada after attending a collection of conferences in Jordan.

A deteriorating relationship Final week, the NDP’s Jenny Kwan, the occasion’s solely MP within the group, informed CBC Information she suspected they may very well be denied entry due to the deteriorating relationship between the Canadian authorities and Israel during the last two years.

The opposite MPs within the group are from the governing Liberal caucus.

The journey comes virtually three months after the Canadian authorities formally acknowledged a Palestinian state, simply forward of the United Nations Basic Meeting (UNGA) in New York, a symbolic gesture that however angered Israel.

“Israel is not going to mean you can shove a terror state down our throats,” Netanyahu informed the UNGA every week after Canada’s announcement, additionally criticizing different Western nations that had opted for recognition, akin to France and the UK.

In January 2024, the same group of Liberal and NDP MPs was in a position to get into Israel and go to displaced Palestinians within the occupied West Financial institution, which this yr’s group meant to do as effectively.

CBC Information had inquired with the Israeli authorities for touch upon the pending go to on Monday. On the time, spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian stated she had no info to share.