Israel to deny entry to Swedish EU lawmakers over hostile activity

Israel has denied entry to two European Parliament members from Sweden’s Left Party, Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin, who had requested to visit the Palestinian Authority. The two were scheduled to arrive in Israel on Sunday night.The decision was made at the request of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, in accordance with the Entry into Israel Law.According to the Foreign Ministry, Sjöstedt and Gedin have consistently acted against Israel in recent years, including by calling for international legal proceedings against Israelis. On various public occasions, they have accused Israel of genocide, deliberately starving Palestinians and intentionally targeting children and medical personnel.In June, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli said that he had recommended barring American anti-Zionist activist Linda Sarsour from entering the country.Sarsour had been planning to visit Israel the following month, the ministry said in a press release, adding that the Immigration and Population Authority had accepted…

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