‘Really unfortunate’: Six MPs denied entry to West Bank by Israeli officials

CTV: Zuberi was one of six MPs who were travelling to the region as part of a 30-person delegation organized by the Canadian-Muslim Vote, a Canadian registered charity. While in the occupied West Bank, MPs had plans to meet with aid groups, refugees and Jewish, Muslim and Christian individuals.

“It is deeply concerning and challenging to think that we have been refused entry when we are public figures, well on the record, calling for the respect of everyone,” Zuberi said. “Dialogue is important. Diplomacy is important and this today was a wrongful decision on the part of Israeli authorities…