After barring a far-left French member of the EU parliament and deporting two anti-Israel British MPs, Israel prevented a delegation of 27 left-wing French lawmakers and local officials from entering the country.
Israel barred entry to dozens of French lawmakers and local officials earlier this month, delegation members claimed on Sunday.
A total of 27 members of the French Parliament and other officials had been slated to visit Israel earlier this month, as part of a five-day tour organized by the French Consulate in Jerusalem to “strengthen international cooperation and the culture of peace,” the group said, according to a report by AFP.
The delegation had been given entry visas in March, the delegates claimed, yet Israeli border officials revoked them two days before the visit was set to begin.