Two workers' representatives were detained and deported from Israel – with Foreign Minister David Lami criticizing the decision.
Yuan Yang and Ibtisam Mohamed were removed outside the country after being interrogated at an Israeli airport.
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The Israeli Immigration Ministry suspected plans to “document the activities of the security forces and spread anti -Israel hatred.”
David Lami criticized the detention of deputies, describing him as “unacceptable, pre -worried, and worrying.”
The Foreign Minister added that the refusal was not “any way to treat British parliamentarians.”
He said in a statement: “It is unacceptable, and its habit, and he deeply concerns that two British deputies in a parliamentary delegation to Israel have been detained and they refused to enter by the Israeli authorities.
“I made it clear to my Israeli government counterparts that this is not a way to address British parliamentarians, and we were in contact with both deputies tonight to provide our support.
Lami added: “The concentration of the UK government is still getting a return to the ceasefire and negotiations to stop the bloodshed, liberate the hostages and end the conflict in Gaza,” Lami added.
Yang, the deputy of Erly Woodley and Muhammad, the deputy of Sheffield Central, both flew to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel from Luton on Saturday.
A statement issued by the Israeli Ministry of Immigration said that they were accompanying assistants.
The ministry added that during the interrogation, the deputies said that they were visiting Israel “part of an official parliamentary delegation.”
The Ministry of Immigration described these allegations as “wrong” before its expulsion.
The Israeli embassy in the United Kingdom said that the Monday was prevented from entering after “Israel accused false claims.”
The embassy also said that the spouses were removed after “the call to boycott, spread lies, and to actively strengthen sanctions against Israeli ministers while supporting campaigns aimed at boycotting the State of Israel.”
They said in a statement: “The visit was aimed at provoking Israeli citizens, and spreading lies about them,” they said in a statement.
“Israel has a responsibility to prevent these individuals from entering (just as it is practice in the United Kingdom).”
Yuan Yang was elected the position of deputy to Erly Woodley in 2024 in the first new elections ever.
It is the first Chinese -born British to be elected to Parliament, and the second of Chinese race after conservative MP Alan Mc.
Abtisam Mohame was elected the position of Labor of Sheffield Central, and in July last year, she was the first Arab woman to be elected to Parliament.
The deportation comes after the Labor Party deputies, including Muhammad and Yang, pressed the Kiir Starmer government to take a more difficult line on Israel.
During a discussion of the House of Commons in the month of March, Muhammad asked whether the government “will confirm that the decision to prevent all aid to Gaza, and to punish all the population, is a war crime and a violation of international law.”
The Labor Party has already prevented some British arms shipments amid concerns about the war in Gaza.
Lammy alluded to arms sanctions in September last year, saying that a fully banned arms on Israel would be wrong, while leaving the door open for more restrictions.
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