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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sinéad Campbell

British politicians among international delegates barred from entering West Bank

Clive Lewis speaks in close-up, with a blurred building in the background
The Labour MP Clive Lewis, who was among the delegation, said: ‘We were detained, taken aside, and then interrogated.’ Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

An international delegation including British politicians has been barred from entering the West Bank on a trip to meet Palestinian children, farmers and society leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces during olive harvest season.

The delegation of 23 people, including four elected representatives, was drawn from countries including France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Holland, Ireland and the US. It included the Labour MP Clive Lewis, the Scottish National party MP Lara Bird, the Scottish Greens MSP Kate Nevens and the former Labour MP Sam Tarry.

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