Israel denies entry to two British lawmakers accused of planning to 'spread anti-Israel hatred'

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Israel has denied introduction to 2 British lawmakers who were accused of readying to "spread anti-Israel hatred."

The 2 Labour Members of Parliament, Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, were concisely detained implicit the play and denied introduction to Israel due to the fact that they allegedly had plans to "document the activities of information forces and dispersed anti-Israel hatred," Israel's migration bureau told Sky News.

Israeli officials told the outlet that Yang and Mohamed were with 2 assistants connected the trip, who said they were going to Israel "as portion of an authoritative parliamentary delegation."

The officials said that migration agents did not find "evidence to enactment the claim... they were traveling arsenic portion of an authoritative delegation."

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Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed, left, and Yuan Yang (Right).

This combo of undated photos issued by the UK Parliament shows Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed, left, and Yuan Yang, who were denied introduction to Israel. (Roger Harris/UK Parliament via AP)

"No politicians oregon authorities officials were alert they were coming," the Israeli officials added.

The Council for Arab-British Understanding claimed that the lawmakers were portion of a delegation organized by the radical arsenic good arsenic Medical Aid for Palestinians.

Mohamed and Yang posted successful a connection to X they were "astounded" astatine the determination by Israeli authorities.

"It is captious that parliamentarians are capable to witness, firsthand, the concern successful the occupied Palestinian territory," they wrote. "We are two, retired of scores of MPs, who person spoken retired successful Parliament successful caller months connected the Israel-Palestine struggle and the value of complying with International Humanitarian Law. Parliamentarians should consciousness escaped to talk truthfully successful the House of Commons, without fearfulness of being targeted."

During an April 2 speech, Mohamed accused Israel of taste cleansing.

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Israel-Palestine

Rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, successful Gaza City connected Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

"On 30 March, the archetypal time of Eid, Israeli attacks connected Gaza killed dozens of Palestinians, adding to the decease toll since Israel breached the ceasefire agreement. Israel is present successful the process of enacting the largest forced displacement, ordering hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Rafah. How volition this end? Israel cannot and volition not stop. Is the extremity taste cleansing? We are witnessing that. Is the extremity the implicit demolition of Gaza? We are present witnessing that," Mohamed said. 

In August 2019, Israeli officials blocked U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from entering the state pursuing unit from President Donald Trump.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

In this representation made from a video released by the Israeli Government Press Office, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a connection connected Tuesday, March 18, 2025 successful Tel Aviv, Israel. (Israeli Government Press Office via AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said successful a connection astatine the clip that Talib and Omar's itinerary "revealed that they planned a sojourn whose sole nonsubjective is to fortify the boycott against america and contradict Israel's legitimacy."

Fox News' Brie Stimson contributed to this report.

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